Gastric diverticulum: a case report

ABSTRACT

Gastric diverticulum is a rare condition. It is usually diagnosed incidentally because of its asymtomatic course. This report describes the case of a 77 years old patient with dyspeptic complaints for six years, for which gastroscopy was carried out. That revealed a gastric divirticulum for which she underwent diverticulectomy.During surgery she was found to have multiple diverticuli in the sigmoid colon. Hence in patients with vague gastric complaints, although rarely seen, gastric diverticulosis must be considered