An unusual cause of acute abdomen: torsion of colonic duplication over a duplicated appendix

An unusual cause of acute abdomen: torsion of colonic duplication over a duplicated appendix

A 2-year old boy with torsion of colonic duplication, which had a proximal communication with the cecum via an incomplete duplicated appendix, is presented. The clinical picture and complications of this rare association are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric surgery international 2004-09, Vol.20 (9), p.722-723
Hauptverfasser: Oğuzkurt, Pelin, Oğuzkurt, Levent, Kayaselcuk, Fazilet, Oz, Sedat
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen, Acute - etiology
Appendix - abnormalities
Child, Preschool
Colon - abnormalities
Colon - pathology
Humans
Male
Torsion Abnormality
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Zusammenfassung:A 2-year old boy with torsion of colonic duplication, which had a proximal communication with the cecum via an incomplete duplicated appendix, is presented. The clinical picture and complications of this rare association are discussed.
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-004-1283-7