Gastric Tuberculosis Presenting as a Subepithelial Mass: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
;
: 304-307, 2018.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-718630
ABSTRACT
Gastric tuberculosis accounts for approximately 2% of all cases of gastrointestinal tuberculosis. Diagnosis of gastric tuberculosis is challenging because it can present with various clinical, endoscopic, and radiologic features. Tuberculosis manifesting as a gastric subepithelial tumor is exceedingly rare; only several dozen cases have been reported. A 30-year-old male visited emergency room of our hospital with hematemesis and melena. Abdominal CT revealed a 2.5 cm mass in the gastric antrum, and endoscopy revealed a subepithelial mass with a visible vessel at its center on gastric antrum. Primary gastric tuberculosis was diagnosed by surgical wedge resection. We report a rare case of gastric tuberculosis mimicking a subepithelial tumor with acute gastric ulcer bleeding.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pyloric Antrum
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Stomach Ulcer
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Hematemesis
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Melena
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Diagnosis
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Endoscopy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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