title: A colonic duplication cyst causing bowel ischaemia in a 74-year-old lady.
abstract: Colonic duplication cysts are rare congenital malformations that predominantly present before the age of 2 years. We report the case of a 74-year-old lady who presented with sudden onset abdominal pain. A computed tomography scan noted a calcified structure adjacent to abnormal loops of bowel. Intraoperative findings revealed an ischaemic loop of small bowel wrapped around a mass in the mesentery adjacent to the sigmoid colon. Final histology revealed a colonic duplication cyst. Colonic duplication cysts are rare entities that most commonly cause obstruction or perforation. We present the very rare case of a colonic duplication cyst causing bowel ischaemia in an elderly female.
authors: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland cgcfenelon@gmail.com.
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Fenelon
authors: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
authors: Michael R
authors: MR
authors: Boland
authors: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Kenny
authors: Department of Pathology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Faul
authors: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
authors: Shona
authors: S
authors: Tormey