Retroperitoneal isolated enteric duplication cyst

Enteric duplication cysts are rare congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract with an estimated incidence of 1:100,000 live births. Fewer still are isolated enteric duplication cysts (IEDC). Accurate diagnosis and timely excision of IEDCs can help in avoiding possible complications inclu...

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Main Authors:	Fariha Akil Fazal, Patricia Okiro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620300415

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spelling	doaj-a4573eb0fd3f41ae9ede2d73a27cac8f2020-11-25T02:10:33ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662020-04-0155Retroperitoneal isolated enteric duplication cystFariha Akil Fazal0Patricia Okiro1Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya; Corresponding author.Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, KenyaEnteric duplication cysts are rare congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract with an estimated incidence of 1:100,000 live births. Fewer still are isolated enteric duplication cysts (IEDC). Accurate diagnosis and timely excision of IEDCs can help in avoiding possible complications including bleeding from gastric mucosa and malignant transformation later in life. Currently, in the paediatric population, there are twenty reported cases in the literature worldwide. Of these, only three have been described in the retro peritoneum. We present a retroperitoneal IEDC, which was juxtaposed to the inferior vena cava. To the best of our knowledge, this has not been reported before in literature. Keywords: Isolated enteric duplication cyst, Inferior vena cava, Abdominal painhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620300415
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author	Fariha Akil Fazal Patricia Okiro
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title	Retroperitoneal isolated enteric duplication cyst
title_short	Retroperitoneal isolated enteric duplication cyst
title_full	Retroperitoneal isolated enteric duplication cyst
title_fullStr	Retroperitoneal isolated enteric duplication cyst
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publisher	Elsevier
series	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn	2213-5766
publishDate	2020-04-01
description	Enteric duplication cysts are rare congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract with an estimated incidence of 1:100,000 live births. Fewer still are isolated enteric duplication cysts (IEDC). Accurate diagnosis and timely excision of IEDCs can help in avoiding possible complications including bleeding from gastric mucosa and malignant transformation later in life. Currently, in the paediatric population, there are twenty reported cases in the literature worldwide. Of these, only three have been described in the retro peritoneum. We present a retroperitoneal IEDC, which was juxtaposed to the inferior vena cava. To the best of our knowledge, this has not been reported before in literature. Keywords: Isolated enteric duplication cyst, Inferior vena cava, Abdominal pain
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Retroperitoneal isolated enteric duplication cyst

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