title: Duplication cyst of the duodenum as an unusual cause of massive gastrointestinal bleeding in an infant.
abstract: Duplication cysts of the gastrointestinal tract are rare and very rarely present as massive intestinal bleeding. The authors present a case in which massive bleeding was caused by a bleeding duodenal duplication cyst and was treated successfully by surgical excision. A review of the literature also is presented.
authors: Jerusalem, Israel.
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Arbell
authors: Abraham
authors: A
authors: Lebenthal
authors: Arie
authors: A
authors: Blashar
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Shmushkevich
authors: Eitan
authors: E
authors: Gross
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007813:Laparotomy