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Endoscopy 1985; 17(5): 196-197
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018499
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Gastric Concretion Forming around a Suture Nidus and Mimicking a Gastric Polyp on Radiographs

D.K. Rex, G.A. Lehman
  • Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A small gastric mass was detected by upper GI X-ray series and found at endoscopy to be a concretion hanging from a suture at a previous gastrostomy site. The suture was clipped and the concretion was removed endoscopically. Sutures protruding into the gastric lumen may serve as a nidus for the formation of concretions and because of their fixed position, these masses may mimic neoplasms on upper GI X-rays.

Key words:

Concretion - Gastric mass