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Enterogenous cyst causing intestinal obstruction in an infant

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A rare case of duplication of the ileum with signs, symptoms, differential features, and treatment is described. In this particular case, the preoperative diagnosis was intussusception, but was found to be an enterogenous cyst at operation which was subsequently and later confirmed by histologic examination.

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    S. D. Gupta

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From the Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi.

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Gupta, S.D. Enterogenous cyst causing intestinal obstruction in an infant. Indian J Pediatr 33, 212–213 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02749250

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