A rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature.

Duplication cyst is an uncommon congenital abnormality of the alimentary tract. It can occur anywhere in the alimentary tract with the ileum and the jejunum representing the most common sites of duplication. Most often the patients are asymptomatic and colonic duplication cysts remain undiagnosed fo...

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Main Authors:	K Stefanidis, I Lappas, Ch Kolofousi, I Kalogeropoulos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ubiquity Press 2012-03-01
Series:	Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Subjects:	Colon abnormalities
Online Access:	https://www.jbsr.be/articles/92

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spelling	doaj-9e5676aa4aa4471a9e7d9b97ed44df5a2020-11-24T23:13:10ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812012-03-01952717310.5334/jbr-btr.9292A rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature.K Stefanidis0I Lappas1Ch Kolofousi2I Kalogeropoulos3Radiological Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceRadiological Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceRadiological Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceRadiological Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceDuplication cyst is an uncommon congenital abnormality of the alimentary tract. It can occur anywhere in the alimentary tract with the ileum and the jejunum representing the most common sites of duplication. Most often the patients are asymptomatic and colonic duplication cysts remain undiagnosed for years. In this case report we present an unusual case of colonic duplication cyst with a transverse colon location. We present the radiological findings of this rare congenital malformation in order to be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic masses of the gastrointestinal tracthttps://www.jbsr.be/articles/92Colonabnormalities
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spellingShingle	K Stefanidis I Lappas Ch Kolofousi I Kalogeropoulos A rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature. Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology Colon abnormalities
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title	A rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature.
title_short	A rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature.
title_full	A rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature.
title_fullStr	A rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature.
title_full_unstemmed	A rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature.
title_sort	rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature.
publisher	Ubiquity Press
series	Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
issn	2514-8281
publishDate	2012-03-01
description	Duplication cyst is an uncommon congenital abnormality of the alimentary tract. It can occur anywhere in the alimentary tract with the ileum and the jejunum representing the most common sites of duplication. Most often the patients are asymptomatic and colonic duplication cysts remain undiagnosed for years. In this case report we present an unusual case of colonic duplication cyst with a transverse colon location. We present the radiological findings of this rare congenital malformation in order to be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic masses of the gastrointestinal tract
topic	Colon abnormalities
url	https://www.jbsr.be/articles/92
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A rare presentation of colonic duplication cyst: report of a case and review of the literature.

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