Gastric triplication and peritoneal melanosis.
Duplications of the intestinal tract are rare malformations, and triplications are even less frequent; only two cases are found in the literature. Peritoneal melanosis, a diffuse, black pigmentation of the peritoneum is also rare; only six cases have been reported; five in young women and one in a 2-year-old girl. The authors report on a 6-month-old boy with a gastric triplication and peritoneal melanosis. The diagnostic criteria and the possible embryological origin are discussed.
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Department of Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Mexico City, Mexico.
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D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008548:Melanosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology