External cystic rectal duplication: an unusual presentation of rectal duplication cyst.
Duplications of gastrointestinal tract are rare anomalies, and rectal duplications account for five percent of the alimentary tract duplications. We present an unusual case of rectal duplication, which was located externally in a newborn female, and discuss the types of distal hindgut duplications.
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Deparment of Paediatric Surgery, Dr Sami Ulus Childrens Hospital, Babür Cad, Altindag 06080, Ankara, Turkey. ibrahimkaraman@hotmail.com
Karaman
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Arda
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Cakmak
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D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011351:Proctoscopy; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery