Ileal duplication cyst causing massive bleeding in a child.
Intestinal duplication is a rare congenital anomaly; nonetheless, it comprises more than half of all alimentary duplication disorders. Our case report describes the hemorrhagic sequelae of this entity with surgical and pathologic findings. A review of anatomical classification, embryology, and natural history of duplication cyst follows; differentiating characteristics of duplication cyst versus Meckel's diverticulum are outlined. Intestinal duplication cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of GI bleeding, especially in children.
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University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford.
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D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D007082:Ileum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology