Completely isolated enteric duplications cysts: a survey of four cases.
Enteric duplication cysts are uncommon congenital abnormalities with epithelial lining. They are cystic or tubular structures intimately attached to a portion of the gastrointestinal tract; they are usually located on the mesenteric site of the digestive tract sharing common blood supply. Isolated cystic duplications are an extremely rare variant with their own blood supply: in literature only five cases have been reported. We present our four cases series of this uncommon anomaly.
Paediatric Surgery Department, V Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy. luciano.mmaestri@icp.mi.it
L
L
Maestri
E
E
Caponcelli
G
G
Fava
E
E
Leva
C
C
Vella
F
F
Marinoni
L
L
Pogliani
S
S
Zirpoli
G V
GV
Zuccotti
G
G
Riccipetitoni
D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male