title: [Duodenal duplication revealed by acute pancreatitis. A case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Duodenum duplications are uncommon congenital anomalies. Most symptomatic cases are diagnosed in childhood and usually present with obstructive or bleeding symptoms. Acute pancreatitis is rarely attributed to these cysts.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report a new case of duodenum duplication revealed by acute pancreatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This 3 year old child presented with an acute pancreatitis. Abdominal ultrasonography and Computer tomography were performed showing a cystic mass depending of the 2nd duodenum. Diagnosis of duodenal duplication is made in laparotomy. A surgical resection of the duplication was performed respecting the papilla. Microscopic examination of the specimen confirmed the duodenal duplication. The patient was asymptomatic after the intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Duodenum duplications are uncommon congenital anomalies. Acute pancreatitis might be revealing presentation.
authors.affiliation: Universite Tunis, El Manar, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Nejib
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaabar
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bouthour
authors.forename: Rabiaa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ben Abdallah
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hachicha
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hellal
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ben Malek
authors.forename: Mongi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Hriz
authors.forename: Sadok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sayed
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*