Gastric diverticulum of the prepyloric region: a rare presentation of gastric diverticulum.

Abstract

Gastric diverticula are the least common diverticula of the gastrointestinal tract. The two main categories identified are congenital and acquired ones. Diverticula of the antrum, prepyloric or pyloric, are extremely rare and usually asymptomatic. We report a diverticulum of the prepyloric region in a patient with a background of peptic ulcer disease and antiplatelet treatment who became symptomatic and was treated successfully with proton pump inhibitors.

• Authors: T Tsitsias, J G Finch
• Journal: Case reports in gastroenterology (Case Rep Gastroenterol) Vol. 6 Issue 1 Pg. 150-4 (Jan 2012) ISSN: 1662-0631 [Electronic] Switzerland
• PMID: 22679402 (Publication Type: Case Reports)