Alimentary tract duplications in children: Report of 16 years′ experience

alimentary tract duplications: a report of six cases

six cases of gastrointestinal duplications with varied manifestations are being presented. case 1 presented with an epigastric mass, case 2 presented with an epigastric mass along with projectile vomiting since birth time, case 3 had severe colicky pain and was admitted as an emergency case, case 4 presented with massive rectal bleeding along with hypovolemic shock, case 5 was admitted for cons...

Alimentary Tract Atresias associated with Anorectal Malformations: 10 Years' Experience

Anorectal malformation (ARM) is one of the most common congenital anomaly that requires emergency surgery in the neonatal period. ARMs are frequently associated with other life threatening congenital anomalies. Commonly associated anomalies are genito-urinary, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, skeletal and spinal. Alimentary tract anomalies are frequently masked by the intestinal obstruction p...

Alimentary tract duplications in infancy and childhood. A 25-year experience with focus on rare types of the disease

Background: Alimentary tract duplications (ATDs) are rare congenital anomalies of the gut tube, seen mainly in neonates and infants. Their presentations are often mimicking other conditions, thus posing a diagnostic challenge. Surgical treatment is required in all cases. Objective: The aim of this study is to present our experience in the diagnosis and management of this condition. Subjects and...

Alimentary Tract: Intestine

While tremendous advances have improved the understanding of inflammatory bowel disease, with regard to environmental risk factors as well as the biochemical nature of the inflammatory process, a determination of primary etiology remains elusive. Numerous theories have been proposed in the past century concerning the cause of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis with implications for specific...

Hamartomas in the alimentary tract.