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Rasool N, Safdar CA, Ahmad A, Kanwal S
Correspondence: Major Naima Rasool, dr_naima_r@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Introduction Enteric duplication (ED) is an anomaly with varied presentations and possible involvement of the alimentary tract. Once diagnosed, resection of the lesion and the involved part of the gut is usually required. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical presentations, diagnostic investigations, management and outcomes of patients with ED.
Methods This was a descriptive case study conducted at the Department of Paediatric Surgery, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from January 2005 to January 2011. The medical records of all patients diagnosed with ED were retrospectively analysed with respect to age, presentation, investigations, site and type of lesion, surgical procedures, histological findings and complications.
Results A total of nine patients were managed during the study period. The patients’ ages ranged from three months to five years. Four out of nine EDs were rectal duplications. Three EDs were of the cystic type, five were of the tubular type and one was a complex mixed anomaly. Patients presented with varied symptoms, with the two most common being the presence of an abdominal mass and bleeding per rectum. Diagnosis was mainly achieved based on magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography, although Meckel’s scan provided accurate diagnosis in three of the nine patients. All the cysts were resected without any major complications, and patients were event-free during the five-year follow-up.
Conclusion EDs should be kept in mind when examining patients with an abdominal mass and bleeding per rectum. Meckel’s scan can provide accurate diagnosis of EDs with bleeding. Prompt diagnosis and management results in satisfactory outcomes.
Keywords: gastrointestinal diseases, gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(6): 343-346; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013129
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