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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 9/2017

01-09-2017 | GI Image

Peritoneal Simple Mesothelial Cyst Misdiagnosed as a Gastric Subepithelial Tumor

Authors: Seokyoun Lee, Jungnam Kwon, Yongsung Kim, Keunyoung Kim

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 9/2017

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Abstract

Peritoneal simple mesothelial cysts are very rare mesenteric cysts of mesothelial origin. A peritoneal simple mesothelial cyst may be misdiagnosed, even by advanced diagnostic tools, as a gastric subepithelial tumor. A few cases that were misdiagnosed as a regarding peritoneal simple mesothelial cysts. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports regarding peritoneal simple mesothelial cysts.
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Metadata
Title
Peritoneal Simple Mesothelial Cyst Misdiagnosed as a Gastric Subepithelial Tumor
Authors
Seokyoun Lee
Jungnam Kwon
Yongsung Kim
Keunyoung Kim
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 9/2017
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-017-3415-0

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