title: Tubular Duplication of the Sigmoid Colon with Acute Abdomen: An Adult Case Report.
abstract: Colonic duplication is a rare abnormality, comprising only 6-7 % of all gastrointestinal duplications and usually present during the first decade of life. Tubular duplications of the sigmoid colon are extremely rare and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. In this study, we report the case of a 27-year-old rural man visited our hospital with symptom of repeated episodes of abdominal pain in epigastric region that radiated to right flank and back. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan with oral and intravenous contrast revealed an extremely dilated and air-filled loop related to sigmoid colon. An exploratory laparotomy was performed and tubular sigmoid colon duplication was found intraoperatively. The postoperative period was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hazrat Fatemeh Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Roohollah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sobhani
authors.affiliation: Burn Research Center, Motahari Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Javad
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fatemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Niloufar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ayoubi Yazdi
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alsaeidi
keywords: Acute abdomen; Duplication; Laparotomy; Sigmoid colon