Duodenal Duplicated Cyst Manifested by Acute Pancreatitis and Obstructive Jaundice in an Elderly Man

A duodenal duplication cyst is an uncommon congenital anomaly that is usually encountered during infancy or in early childhood. Duodenal duplication cysts generally appear on the first or second portion of the duodenum and may cause duodenal obstruction, hemorrhage or pancreatitis. Here, we report a...

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Autores principales: Jo, Young Chul, Joo, Kwang Ro, Kim, Do Ha, Park, Jong Ho, Suh, Jae Hee, Kim, Young Min, Nam, Chang Woo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2004
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15308856
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2004.19.4.604
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Sumario:A duodenal duplication cyst is an uncommon congenital anomaly that is usually encountered during infancy or in early childhood. Duodenal duplication cysts generally appear on the first or second portion of the duodenum and may cause duodenal obstruction, hemorrhage or pancreatitis. Here, we report a case of a duodenal duplication cyst on the second and third portion of the duodenum in an old aged man with obstructive jaundice and acute pancreatitis, which was treated successfully by a surgical excision.

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