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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr;17(2):80-1.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.93973.

Pyloroduodenal duplication cyst

Venkatesh M Annigeri  1 , Harihar V Hegde, Preetam B Patil, Anil B Halgeri, P Raghavendra Rao
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Case Reports

Pyloroduodenal duplication cyst

Venkatesh M Annigeri et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

A 4-year-old girl presented with non-bilious vomiting and loss of appetite and weight. At laparotomy, a non-communicating pyloroduodenal duplication cyst was present. Subtotal excision of the cyst and cauterization of the mucosal lining of the common wall was performed. The post-operative recovery was uneventful.

Keywords: Gastric duplication; gastric outlet obstruction; pyloroduodenal duplication.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography image of the abdomen showing duplication cyst
Figure 2
Figure 2
Per-operative photograph of the pyloroduodenal duplication cyst
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