title: [Duplication of the digestive tract in adults. 5 cases (author's transl)].
abstract: Five cases of duplication of the digestive tract are reported: oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, and colon. These patients were adults, in whom it is rare (5% of cases) to find such duplications. Two types of image are seen on barium meal examination: opacification of a lumen which may be abnormally blind and which can be easily diagnosed if it is short, but is sometimes more difficult to individualize if the duplication is long (colon); or an extrinsic type of compression which is a part of the wall and much more difficult to diagnose. Knowledge of these different types of radiological images in adults should avoid precipitous investigations and orientate possible surgical interventions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities; D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Les duplications digestives de l'adulte. A propos de cinq observations.