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Acute abdomen secondary to complete tubular colonic duplication

We report the case of a 6-month-old infant who presented with a complete duplication of the large intestine, debuting clinically with acute abdomen and severe metabolic disorders. We discuss the pathogenesis and morphology of the lesions, diagnostic difficulties and peculiarities of surgical treatme...

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Autores principales: Castejón-Casado, Javier, Muñoz Miguelsanz, MA, Diaz, E. Moreno, Gomez, M. Garcia, Garcia, MA Padilla, Valade, R. Fernandez
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25197196
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.136477
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Sumario:We report the case of a 6-month-old infant who presented with a complete duplication of the large intestine, debuting clinically with acute abdomen and severe metabolic disorders. We discuss the pathogenesis and morphology of the lesions, diagnostic difficulties and peculiarities of surgical treatment.