Terminal ileum duplication: an unusual case of small bowel obstruction

M S Newnham; K C Coard; B R Brown; A C Martin

Terminal ileum duplication: an unusual case of small bowel obstruction

West Indian Med J. 2013 Feb;62(2):155-7.

Authors

M S Newnham¹, K C Coard², B R Brown³, A C Martin⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica. docmsnewnham@yahoo.com
² Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica.
³ Mount St John's Medical Centre, St John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica.

PMID: 24564069

Abstract

Duplications of the alimentary tract are uncommon congenital anomalies that usually present during infancy and early childhood. The case of an adolescent presenting with small bowel obstruction secondary to a duplication cyst is presented and the challenges in the management described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Digestive System Abnormalities / complications*
Digestive System Abnormalities / surgery
Humans
Ileal Diseases / etiology*
Ileal Diseases / surgery
Ileum / abnormalities*
Ileum / surgery
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
Intestinal Obstruction / surgery
Male