title: Acute abdomen secondary to complete tubular colonic duplication.
abstract: We report the case of a 6-month-old infant who presented with a complete duplication of the large intestine, debuting clinically with acute abdomen and severe metabolic disorders. We discuss the pathogenesis and morphology of the lesions, diagnostic difficulties and peculiarities of surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital "Virgen de las Nieves", Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castejón-Casado
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital "Virgen de las Nieves", Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Ma
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz Miguelsanz
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital "Virgen de las Nieves", Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: E Moreno
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital "Virgen de las Nieves", Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: M Garcia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital "Virgen de las Nieves", Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Ma Padilla
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital "Virgen de las Nieves", Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: R Fernandez
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Valade
keywords: Acute abdomen; ascites; colon; duplication