Y Shaped Colonic Duplication Mimicking Intestinal Volvulus: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Enteric duplications are rare congenital anomalies found anywhere from mouth to anus. Colonic duplications constitute about 13% of all enteric duplications. In this report a 6-year-old boy with chronic abdominal pain for a duration of last 2 years requiring intermittent hospital admissions was diagn...

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Veröffentlicht in:Izmir Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastanesi dergisi 2021-04, Vol.11 (1), p.108-112
1. Verfasser: Erikçi, Volkan Sarper
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Enteric duplications are rare congenital anomalies found anywhere from mouth to anus. Colonic duplications constitute about 13% of all enteric duplications. In this report a 6-year-old boy with chronic abdominal pain for a duration of last 2 years requiring intermittent hospital admissions was diagnosed as colonic duplication mimicking intestinal volvulus. Clinical findings are nonspecific and definitive diagnosis can only be made during surgical intervention and surgical treatment is advocated for all duplications. The topic is discussed under the light of relevant literature with a brief a brief literature review.
ISSN:2146-2372
2822-4469
DOI:10.5222/buchd.2021.87369