Duplications of the alimentary tract in children.

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dc.contributor.authorBhat, N Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorAgarwala, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMitra, D Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorBhatnagar, Ven_US
dc.date.accessioned2001-01-12en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T03:11:47Z
dc.date.available2001-01-12en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T03:11:47Z
dc.date.issued2001-01-12en_US
dc.description15 references.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to assess the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic approach in patients with alimentary tract duplication and review the relevant literature. A retrospective analysis of 28 patients of alimentary tract duplications treated between January 1990-December 1999 was carried out. There was a male preponderance (25:3); 71% of the patients were under 2 years of age. The presenting features were related to the anatomic location. Three patients were diagnosed antenatally. Real time ultrasonography and CT scan was undertaken for preoperative evaluation in the majority of patients. In selected cases a 99m-Tc-pertechnetate scan and barium meal follow through examination were also performed. Majority of duplications were in the jejunum and ileum. Twenty percent of our patients had thoracoabdominal duplication as compared to 2% reported in literature. Four patients required to be operated upon in the emergency for related complications. In the remaining patients complete excision of the cyst was done in 21 and only mucosectomy in 3 patients. Because these lesions are rare and can present with a wide range of clinical manifestations or may even be encountered intraoperatively, the appropriate surgical management requires the surgeon to be familiar with the anatomy and clinical characteristics of these lesions.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBhat NA, Agarwala S, Mitra DK, Bhatnagar V. Duplications of the alimentary tract in children. Tropical Gastroenterology. 2001 Jan-Mar; 22(1): 33-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/124119
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tropicalgastro.comen_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshDigestive System Abnormalities --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.titleDuplications of the alimentary tract in children.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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