Gastric
diverticulum is a rare condition with a prevalence of 0.02% in autopsiesstudies and 0.04% through imaging studies of the upper gastrointestinal tract,
it is distribution is the same for both men and women, gastric diverticulum are
classified into congenital and acquired types, of which, congenital types are
more common.
Congenital gastric diverticulum, located in the retroperitoneal
space, may be explained by embryogenesis. Acquired gastric diverticulum’s are
pseudo diverticula and are typically located in the gastric antrum. The most
common age of presentation is between the fifth and sixth decades of life,
however there are cases reported in children at 9 years-old. There is no
pathognomonic clinical data to suspect this disease, patients usually present
with dyspepsia, gastro-esophageal reflux disease even upper gastrointestinal
bleeding, it represents a challenge for the physician. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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