Subepithelial Lesion of the Gastric Fundus Caused by an Accessory Spleen / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 208-211, 2012.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-208720
ABSTRACT
When a submucosal lesion is discovered at the gastric fundus by gastroscopy, it may be difficult to distinguish a gastric external compression from a true submucosal tumor (SMT). The stomach is a hollow organ centrally placed in the upper abdomen, and it is possible to have a protruding external compression at the fundus, particularly from an enlarged spleen or splenic artery. An accessory spleen or splenosis is not a very unusual finding but may rarely produce such external compression at the gastric fundus. We experienced a case of an accessory spleen mimicking a gastric SMT diagnosed through a gastroscopy after a splenectomy.
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Main subject:
Spleen
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Splenectomy
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Splenic Artery
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Splenomegaly
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Stomach
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Gastroscopy
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Splenosis
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Abdomen
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Gastric Fundus
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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