Neonatal perforation of a Y-shaped sigmoid duplication.
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.
Correia-Pinto
J
J
Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine and São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Romero
R
R
Carvalho
J L
JL
Silva
G
G
Guimarães
H
H
Estevão-Costa
J
J
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