Unexpected death due to intestinal obstruction by a duplication cyst in an infant.
An 11-month-old female infant died at home after being diagnosed as having gastroenteritis. Autopsy examination revealed a distended distal ileum filled with a large amount of watery contents, and a 3 cm x 3 cm x 4 cm cyst at the ileocecal part of the cecum that was histologically consistent with a duplication cyst. The cause of death was determined to be acute dehydration due to intestinal obstruction caused by a duplication cyst. This case indicates that intestinal obstruction by a duplication cyst should be recognized as a cause of unexpected death in infants.
Kibayashi
Kazuhiko
K
Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan. kibayash@post.saga-med.ac.jp
Sumida
Tomomi
T
Shojo
Hideki
H
Tokunaga
Osamu
O
D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology