Author:
Alsinan Tuqa Adil,Altokhais Tariq Ibrahim
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Congenital enteric duplication cysts are tubular or cystic structures that normally lie alongside the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Enteric duplication cysts are typically solitary lesions that occur anywhere near the GI tract from the neck to the rectum, but having multiple duplication cysts is rare, and presentation within the pancreas is extremely rare.
CASE SUMMARY
We herein demonstrate a case of esophageal, gastric, and gastric-type duplication cyst of the pancreas in a seventeen-month-old girl who presented with failure to thrive, abdominal pain, vomiting, hematemesis, and melena since the age of three months. The cysts were excised by thoracoscopy and laparoscopy in the same setting. To our knowledge, no such case has been published.
CONCLUSION
Enteric duplications can occur throughout the entire alimentary tract. When they occur in the pancreas, they present a formidable challenge in both diagnosis and treatment. Due to the risk of complications and malignant transformation, surgical removal is the recommended treatment of all duplication cysts.
Publisher
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
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