Laparoscopic resection of gastric diverticulum presenting after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Abstract

Gastric diverticula are extremely rare and may be congenital or acquired. Postgastrectomy formation of gastric diverticula has been attributed to outpouching through the weakened wall of the stomach. When symptomatic, gastric diverticula may cause pain, nausea, dysphagia, and vomiting. Gastric diverticula may also be associated with ectopic mucosa, ulcers, and neoplastic changes. We report a case of gastric cardia diverticulum that became symptomatic after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The patient was successfully treated with laparoscopic resection.

• Authors: David Goitein, Pavlos K Papasavas, Daniel J Gagné, Jorge Urbandt, Philip F Caushaj
• Journal: Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (Surg Obes Relat Dis) 2006 Sep-Oct Vol. 2 Issue 5 Pg. 528-30 ISSN: 1550-7289 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17015206 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Cardia
• Diverticulum, Stomach (complications, diagnosis, surgery)
• Female
• Gastric Bypass
• Humans
• Laparoscopy
• Obesity, Morbid (complications, surgery)
• Postoperative Complications