Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 13, Number 6, June 2022, pages 269-273

Cachexia and Invisible Stomach on Endoscopy: An Endoscopist’s Enigma and a Surgeon’s Axiom

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Endoscopy showing duodenum with remnant of stomach on retroflexion.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Axial view CT image of the top of intussusception (blue arrow pointing to fat between intussusceptum and intussuscipiens). CT: computed tomography.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Coronal view CT of abdomen image (blue arrow is intussusceptum; orange arrow is intussuscipiens). CT: computed tomography.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Gross surgical specimen showing pedunculated gastric polyp.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. Medium-power image showing gastric hyperplastic polyp on H&E staining. H&E: hematoxylin and eosin.