A long-term follow-up on a duplication of the entire small intestine treated by gastroduplication.
Duplication of the entire small intestine resulting in gastrointestinal hemorrhage was managed by excision of the ulcerogenic lesion, ileo-ileostomy, and diversion of the gastric-lined intestinal duplication into the stomach. A 25 yr followup study reveals no evidence of recurrent bleeding or malabsorption secondary to bind-loop syndrome. This operative procedure is worthy of consideration in patients with this congenital anomaly.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*