title: Multiple short-segment colonic duplications.
abstract: Gastrointestinal tract duplication is an uncommon congenital anomaly that rarely involves the colon. We report an unusual case of multiple short-segment duplications of the colon not previously reported in the literature. The patient had a large diverticulum-type duplication of the descending and sigmoid colon and two other tubular duplications of the transverse and ascending colon, the latter two communicating with the colon at both ends of the duplications. The symptomatic diverticulum-type of duplication was surgically treated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Atin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gadodia
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chumber
authors.forename: Lalit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004733:Enema; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate