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We report an extremely rare case of a gastric duplication cyst together with an aberrant pancreatic ductal system, which communicated with the stomach rather than the pancreatic ductal system with no evidence of pancreatitis. A 46-year-old woman developed severe abdominal pain after a 10-year history of occasional mild abdominal pain. Upper gastrointestinal barium radiography showed a rigidity of the stomach wall, and gastroscopy revealed a fistula orifice at a greater curvature of the gastric body. Subsequent endoscopic suction of mucous secretion from within the fistula provided immediate pain relief. Abdominal computed tomography and ultrasonography showed a cystic mass contiguous with the stomach wall. Surgical exploration revealed an uncommon anomaly of a gastric duplication cyst with the aberrant pancreatic lobe. The patient made an uneventful recovery and remains well 4 years after surgery. We also herein review ten other similar cases of this uncommon congenital anomaly reported in the literature.
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Received: August 20, 2001 / Accepted: January 8, 2002
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Muraoka, A., Tsuruno, M., Katsuno, G. et al. A Gastric Duplication Cyst with an Aberrant Pancreatic Ductal System: Report of a Case. Surg Today 32, 531–535 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950200092
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950200092