Acute duodenal obstruction after hemorrhaging of a duodenal duplication cyst

Duodenal duplication cysts are relatively rare congenital anomalies that occur most often in infants and children. We reporta case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with duodenal obstruction caused by bleeding of a duodenal duplication cyst.Operative findings and hispathological examination confirm...

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Published inActa Medica Nagasakiensia Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 81 - 83
Main Authors OBATAKE, Masayuki, TOKUNAGA, Takayuki, BABA, Masayuki, OBATA, Tomohiro, MOCHIZUKI, Kyoko, NAGAYASU, Takeshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nagasaki University School of Medicine 2011
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Alimentary tract duplication
duodenal duplication cyst
duodenal obstruction
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Summary:Duodenal duplication cysts are relatively rare congenital anomalies that occur most often in infants and children. We reporta case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with duodenal obstruction caused by bleeding of a duodenal duplication cyst.Operative findings and hispathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. We treated him with subtotal excision of the duodenal duplication cyst and mucosal stripping and ablation of the remaining mucosa.
ISSN:0001-6055
DOI:10.11343/amn.55.81