Successful resection of an infected duodenal duplication cyst after percutaneous cyst drainage: report of a case.
We report a case of a duodenal duplication cyst complicated by infection. An 8-year-old boy was brought to our hospital with severe abdominal pain and a fever of 39.8 degrees C. He had a 5-year history of occasional abdominal pain with vomiting. On examination, a cystic mass was felt under the liver. We performed percutaneous drainage of the cyst under a suspected diagnosis of a choledochal cyst complicated by acute biliary infection. A contrast study through the drainage tube and surgical exploration revealed a duodenal duplication cyst communicating with the second part of the duodenum. The patient had an uneventful recovery and remains well 5 years after surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of an infected duodenal duplication cyst successfully treated by resection after percutaneous drainage.
Yamauchi
Yasushi
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Second Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
Hoshino
Seiichiro
S
Yamashita
Yuichi
Y
Funamoto
Shinsaku
S
Ishida
Kazuo
K
Shirakusa
Takayuki
T
D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male