Duplication cyst of the jejunum. Report of a case.
A 4-year-old boy presented with recurrent abdominal pain and melena. X-ray studies of the gastrointestinal tract and technetium scanning of the abdomen were normal. Laparotomy revealed a large duplication cyst in the proximal part of the jejunum. The cyst was intramesenteric and contained gastric mucosa with three peptic ulcers. The cyst was removed without bowel resection.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male