Intestinal duplication in a patient with neurofibromatosis: aid of ultrasound and CT scan in diagnosis.
A 5-year-old boy with neurofibromatosis is described, whose symptoms of abdominal pain and vomiting were due to an intestinal duplication. Intestinal duplication has not been previously reported as a cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in neurofibromatosis. The utilization of ultrasound and computerized tomography scan as useful modalities for the diagnosis of duplication of the bowel is described.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography