Gastric Tuberculosis Presenting as a Subepithelial Mass: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
; : 304-307, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
Gastric tuberculosis accounts for approximately 2% of all cases of gastrointestinal tuberculosis. Diagnosis of gastric tuberculosis is challenging because it can present with various clinical, endoscopic, and radiologic features. Tuberculosis manifesting as a gastric subepithelial tumor is exceedingly rare; only several dozen cases have been reported. A 30-year-old male visited emergency room of our hospital with hematemesis and melena. Abdominal CT revealed a 2.5 cm mass in the gastric antrum, and endoscopy revealed a subepithelial mass with a visible vessel at its center on gastric antrum. Primary gastric tuberculosis was diagnosed by surgical wedge resection. We report a rare case of gastric tuberculosis mimicking a subepithelial tumor with acute gastric ulcer bleeding.
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Assunto principal:
Antro Pilórico
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Úlcera Gástrica
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Tuberculose
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Tuberculose Gastrointestinal
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Hematemese
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Melena
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Diagnóstico
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Endoscopia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article