Pyloric adenomyoma: a rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction in childhood

A rare case of a gastric adenomyoma mimicking a gastric duplication cyst

“…The presence of gastric duplication cyst was considered in differential diagnosis of a 5-year-old girl whose clinical and radiological findings were similar to our case (2). These pathologies are more frequent at etiology of vomiting in the pediatric age group (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). A misdiagnosis may lead to a delay in the excision of the mass and pathological diagnosis.…”

“…A misdiagnosis may lead to a delay in the excision of the mass and pathological diagnosis. USG or CT of all the reported cases showed cystic or heterogenous in-tramural masses, and surgical exploration and excision of the mass led to a definitive pathological diagnosis of gastric adenomyoma (1)(2)(3)(4)(5).…”