Case report: Joint diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic gastric duplication with a gastric communication in a child by laparoscopy and gastroscopy

Huashan Zhao; Yunpeng Zhai; Rui Guo; Hongxiu Xu; Longfei Lv; Shisong Zhang

doi:10.3389/fped.2023.1143741

Case report: Joint diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic gastric duplication with a gastric communication in a child by laparoscopy and gastroscopy

Front Pediatr. 2023 Mar 15:11:1143741. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1143741. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Huashan Zhao^{1

2}, Yunpeng Zhai^{1

2}, Rui Guo^{1

2}, Hongxiu Xu^{1

2}, Longfei Lv^{1

2}, Shisong Zhang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic and Oncological Surgery, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
² Department of Thoracic and Oncological Surgery, Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, China.

Abstract

Intrathoracic gastric duplication has rarely been reported. A 5-year-old child with gastric duplication located in the left thorax was diagnosed and treated successfully using laparoscopy combined with gastroscopy. Preoperative computed tomography, upper gastrointestinal contrast study, ultrasound, and other imaging methods were insufficient for accurate diagnosis in this case. Laparoscopy combined with gastroscopy is more suitable for the diagnosis and treatment of gastric duplication.

Keywords: child; diagnosis; gastroscopy; intrathoracic gastric duplication; laparoscopy; treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports