Gastric Duplication Cyst: A Rare Congenital Disease Often Misdiagnosed in Adults

Gastric Duplication Cyst: A Rare Congenital Disease Often Misdiagnosed in Adults

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Gastrointestinal duplication is a rare congenital disease which affected more commonly the ileum, while the stomach is rarely involved.Generally diagnosed Utensils in paediatric or young age, it could be difficult to suspect a gastrointestinal duplication in adults.Herein, we report a 55-year-old male with a gastric duplication cyst found on routinely checkup for chronic hepatitis and first misdiagnosed as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor PEPPER JACK (GIST); we also discuss its embryology.