A rare case of completely isolated duplication cyst of the alimentary tract.
A rare case of a gastrointestinal cystic duplication in a 7-day-old infant is described. The duplication diagnosed antenataly at 25 weeks of gestation was found during surgery to be separated from the gastrointestinal tract, hanging on a vascular pedicle, with no connection to the mesentery. The duplication was excised, and postoperative follow-up of 14 months was uneventful. The possible pathogenesis of this malformation is discussed.
Steiner
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Z
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Mogilner
J
J
D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal