Gastric Tuberculosis Presenting as a Subepithelial Mass: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
10.4166/kjg.2018.72.6.304
- Author:
Tae Un KIM
1
;
Su Jin KIM
;
Hwaseong RYU
;
Jin Hyeok KIM
;
Hee Seok JEONG
;
Jieun ROH
;
Jeong A YEOM
;
Byung Soo PARK
;
Dong Il KIM
;
Ki Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Division of Gastroenterology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis;
Endoscopy;
Subepithelial;
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- MeSH:
Adult;
Diagnosis;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Endoscopy;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage;
Hematemesis;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Male;
Melena;
Pyloric Antrum;
Stomach Ulcer;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Tuberculosis*;
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2018;72(6):304-307
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
