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A case is presented in which a huge gastric diverticulum produced symptoms of epigastric burning and postprandial regurgitation. Surgical resection relieved the patient's symptoms. A review of the literature reveals that this diverticulum is one of the largest reported.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the medical assistance of Dr. Jack B. Pontz, who first recognized the association between this patient's symptoms and his gastric diverticulum. They would further like to acknowledge gratefully the surgical assistance of Dr. G. Gary Kirchner and the radiographic assistance of Dr. Paul W. Eyler. All the above named are associated with the Lancaster General Hospital.
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Seltzer, M.H., Koch, A.W. A huge gastric diverticulum. Digest Dis Sci 16, 167–170 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02284458
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