Frontiers in Pediatrics (Mar 2023)

Case report: Joint diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic gastric duplication with a gastric communication in a child by laparoscopy and gastroscopy

  • Huashan Zhao,
  • Huashan Zhao,
  • Yunpeng Zhai,
  • Yunpeng Zhai,
  • Rui Guo,
  • Rui Guo,
  • Hongxiu Xu,
  • Hongxiu Xu,
  • Longfei Lv,
  • Longfei Lv,
  • Shisong Zhang,
  • Shisong Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1143741
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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Intrathoracic gastric duplication has rarely been reported. A 5-year-old child with gastric duplication located in the left thorax was diagnosed and treated successfully using laparoscopy combined with gastroscopy. Preoperative computed tomography, upper gastrointestinal contrast study, ultrasound, and other imaging methods were insufficient for accurate diagnosis in this case. Laparoscopy combined with gastroscopy is more suitable for the diagnosis and treatment of gastric duplication.

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