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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2025

Pediatric gastric mesothelial cyst presenting with abdominal distention and pain: A case report.

Ehsanullah Rasouli, Abdullah Wahdat, Ali Rahimi, Nasar Ahmad Shayan

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Ehsanullah RasouliAria Apollo Hospital, Herat, Afghanistan.
Abdullah WahdatAria Apollo Hospital, Herat, Afghanistan.
Ali RahimiDepartment of Curative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jami University, Herat, Afghanistan; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Jami University, Herat, Afghanistan; Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan. Electronic address: dr.rahimi@outlook.com.
Nasar Ahmad ShayanDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

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Abstract

introductionMesothelial gastric cysts are exceedingly rare in pediatric patients, often mimicking mesenteric or duplication cysts. This case highlights diagnostic challenges and underscores the importance of histopathological confirmation. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 3-year-old boy presented with 6 months of progressive abdominal distention and intermittent pain. Imaging revealed a 12 × 10 cm unilocular cystic mass, initially suspected to be mesenteric. Intraoperatively, the cyst originated from the gastric wall. Complete excision and histopathology confirmed a mesothelial cyst. Histopathology showed a unilocular cyst lined by flattened mesothelial cells resting on a fibro-collagenous wall, without atypia or mitoses. DISCUSSION: Gastric mesothelial cysts are rarely reported in children. Surgical excision remains definitive, with no recurrence at 6-month follow-up.

conclusionThis case emphasizes the need to consider rare gastric cysts in pediatric abdominal masses and the role of histopathology in diagnosis.

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Abdominal cystCase reportMesothelial gastric cystPediatric surgeryRare diagnosis

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