title: An unusual cause of diffuse ascites in an infant: colonic duplication associated with bladder duplication.
abstract: Colonic duplication is usually asymptomatic; however, when it is symptomatic, patients with this anomaly may present with bleeding, constipation, or manifestations of obstruction, perforation, or malignancy. We report the case of a sixteen-month-old boy who presented with diffuse ascites, and had complete colonic duplication and bladder duplication. Duplication of the colon associated with bladder duplication is a rare entity with only a few cases reported in the medical literature. In addition, it is an extremely rare cause of ascites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. drbarisbakir@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Bariş
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bakir
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gökçe
authors.forename: Memduh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Güven
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salmaslioğlu
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery