Ileal Duplication Cyst Presenting With Acute Abdomen at Adult Age: Report of a Rare Case and a Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Emre Gunay, Cebrail Akyüz, Fugen Aker, Hasan Abuoglu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Ileum medicine.disease Adult age Gastrointestinal duplication Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Acute abdomen 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Rare case Gene duplication medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Cyst medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | International Surgery. 103:295-299 |
| ISSN: | 2520-2456 0020-8868 |
| DOI: | 10.9738/intsurg-d-17-00061.1 |
| Popis: | Gastrointestinal duplication cysts are rare lesions that typically present with acute abdomen in childhood. They are rare in adults, with only a few adult cases having been reported thus far. Adults with these lesions are usually asymptomatic or manifest with subtle abdominal symptoms. They may, however, also present with obstruction, bleeding, perforation, or malignancy. Herein, we aimed to report a case of ileal duplication cyst at adult age that presenting with symptoms of acute abdomen and reviewed the reported cases of adult age duplication cysts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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