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Copyright © 2015 Mehmet Serif Arslan et al. Mehmet Serif Arslan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Cases of neonatal gastrointestinal system (GIS) obstruction are quite complex for pediatric surgery clinics. A rare cause of intestinal obstruction is the duplication cyst (DC). A three-day-old male patient presented at our clinic with a history of abdominal distension and bilious vomiting on the second day following birth. Although pathology had not yet been determined from observation and examination, surgery was performed when the patient could not tolerate oral feeding. An ileal DC forming an incomplete obstruction was observed. Ileoileal anastomosis was performed on the patient. Because DCs can present with different clinical symptoms, it is quite difficult to diagnose them in neonate patients. Lacking an imaging method that can provide an exact diagnosis, the diagnostic laparotomy is a suitable approach for both diagnosis and treatment to avoid delays in treatment.

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Title
A Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction in Infants: Ileum Duplication Cyst and Literature Review
Author
Mehmet Serif Arslan; Basuguy, Erol; Zeytun, Hikmet; Arslan, Serkan; Aydogdu, Bahattin; Mehmet Hanifi Okur; Ozkir, Mariah; Ibrahim Ibiloglu; Uygun, Ibrahim
Publication year
2015
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
20906528
e-ISSN
20906536
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1702625628
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 Mehmet Serif Arslan et al. Mehmet Serif Arslan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.