Isolated duplications of the alimentary tract are rare congenital malformations with a reported incidence of 1:5000.1,2 Duplication anomalies of the pyloroduodenal region are not common as well. Intestinal duplications should be considered if additional specific development malformations are present. The aetiology of duplication cysts may be multifactorial.3 The usual symptoms in patients with ...

Metabolic acidosis is often encountered in a sick neonate and intestinal duplication with heterotopic gastric mucosa is a well-established condition. We present a previously unreported relationship between neonatal metabolic acidosis, resulting from transperitoneal absorption of hydrochloric acid, and a ruptured non- communicating ileal duplication cyst with gastric mucosal heterotopia. The neo...

INTRODUCTION Acute appendicitis is a common disease in older children but rare in neonates. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 2-day-old Asian baby who suffered from neonatal appendicitis mimicking intestinal duplication. Laparoscopic appendectomy was successfully performed after the trans-umbilical division of adhesions, and the postoperative course was uneventful. CONCLUSION There ...

BACKGROUND Duplication cyst is a rare cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction. Their most common location is the small intestine. The clinical presentation is extremely variable depending upon its size, location and type and the age of the patient and are mainly encountered during infancy or early childhood. The diagnosis is very difficult in neonates. This study was undertaken to study their ...