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.
Second Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
Yasushi
Y
Yamauchi
Seiichiro
S
Hoshino
Yuichi
Y
Yamashita
Shinsaku
S
Funamoto
Kazuo
K
Ishida
Takayuki
T
Shirakusa
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