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Gastrointestinal Duplications

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Gastrointestinal duplications are rare, most commonly cystic lesions of the gastrointestinal tract which contain well-developed mucosal and smooth muscle layers. The mucosa often resembles the adjacent gastrointestinal tissue, but can also be heterotopic tissue. Duplications occur most frequently in the small bowel, but they can be present anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract and can cause symptoms ranging from obstruction to intussusception, volvulus, and perforation. Diagnosis may be difficult due to the variability in presentation, but ultrasound is an accurate, cost-effective modality to diagnose duplications in many cases. The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and prevent complications. Operative management is focused on complete resection when possible.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

    Joseph Drews

  2. Ohio University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA

    Apeksha Dave

  3. Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Columbus, OH, USA

    Benedict C. Nwomeh

  4. Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

    Justina O. Seyi-Olajide

  5. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Auwal M. Abubakar

  6. Marienhospital Herne, St. Elisabeth Gruppe, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany

    Ralf-Bodo Troebs

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  4. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Colombus, OH, USA

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Drews, J., Dave, A., Nwomeh, B.C., Seyi-Olajide, J.O., Abubakar, A.M., Troebs, RB. (2020). Gastrointestinal Duplications. In: Ameh, E.A., Bickler, S.W., Lakhoo, K., Nwomeh, B.C., Poenaru, D. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41724-6_66

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