Perforated caecal duplication cyst presenting as an appendicular abscess
A duplication cyst of the caecum is a very rare congenital malformation, representing 0.4% of all gastrointestinal duplications. We present a case of cystic duplication of the caecum in a 12-year-old child who presented with a right iliac fossa mass and peritonitis. An ischaemic, perforated caecal duplication cyst was found on emergency laparotomy, mandating a right hemicolectomy.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Association of Surgeons of South Africa
2016
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23612016000300009 |
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