title: Neonatal perforation of a Y-shaped sigmoid duplication.
abstract: Tubular colonic duplications are exceedingly rare; the "Y"-shaped forms are exceptional. In the absence of associated low vertebral or urogenital malformations (often fistulas), the tubular colonic malformations frequently stay hidden for several years until a complication develops. The authors report a case of a spontaneous perforation of a Y-shaped tubular colonic duplication during the neonatal period.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine and São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Correia-Pinto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Estevão-Costa
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome