Ileal duplication

Adenocarcinoma in an ileal duplication.

Alimentary tract duplications are a rare congenital anomalies that usually present in childhood and occasionally in adults. To our knowledge, since 1884, there have been only 14 reported cases of ileal duplications in adults of which 3 patients had developed malignancy in the duplicated ileum. We report here such an extremely rare case of isolated ileal duplication in an elderly male in whom ma...

Perforation of ileal duplication in old age.

Intussusceptions associated with an ileal duplication cyst.

A 46-year-old man presented with abdominal pain. A CAT scan showed the presence of cysts in both the liver and kidneys. Moreover, a cystic mass was also observed in the middle of the small intestine and the typical appearance of small bowel intussusceptions was identified (Picture 1). The density was clearly the same as that of the cysts in the liver and kidneys, indicating that a cyst may have...

Ileal duplication presenting with peptic ulcer perforation and malena

Duplications of the alimentary tract are rare congenital malformations and may be found anywhere along the alimentary tract. Their importance lies in the fact that they readily mimic other surgical disease processes and may result in significant morbidity if left untreated. We report a case of ileal duplication with heterotopic gastric mucosa presenting with melena and peptic ulcer perforation ...

Importance of the Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Ileal Duplication Cyst

Gastrointestinal duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies that can be seen in anywhere of the gastrointestinal system from the mouth to the anus. These are prenatally diagnosed through antenatal ultrasonography. However, attention must be paid since these formations might be confused with ovarian or mesenteric cysts. Our patient, who had been diagnosed with ovarian cyst on the ultrasonog...