Operations for gastric cysts were carried out on 8 patients (4 males and 4 females whose ages ranged from 33 to 65 years). Three patients had true cysts, 2 had inflammatory cysts; there were one case of neoplastic, one of retention and one of hydatid cyst. Organ-preserving operative interventions (enucleation, cystectomy, endoscopic cyst gastrostomy, antrum resection) were performed on 7 patients, one patient with an erroneous diagnosis of gastric carcinoma was subjected to subtotal resection of the stomach. There were neither complications nor fatal outcomes. It is claimed that patients with gastric cysts should be treated by surgery. An organ-preserving operation should be the method of choice.