title: Perforated caecal duplication cyst presenting as an appendicular abscess.
abstract: A duplication cyst of the caecum is a very rare congenital malformation, representing 0.4% of all gastrointestinal duplications. We present a case of cystic duplication of the caecum in a 12-year-old child who presented with a right iliac fossa mass and peritonitis. An ischaemic, perforated caecal duplication cyst was found on emergency laparotomy, mandating a right hemicolectomy.
authors.affiliation: Madadeni Hospital, Department of General Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sookram
authors.affiliation: Madadeni Hospital, Department of General Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.affiliation: Madadeni Hospital, Department of General Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cheddie