Abstract
Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) duplication is a rare congenital anomaly with an incidence of about 1 in 4,500 newborns. Duplication of the intestine, as a rule, is diagnosed at 2–3 years, however, cases of this pathology being detected in patients of any age are described. Duplication of GIT can be asymptomatic or be detected when massive intestinal bleeding, intestinal perforation, obstruction due to intussusception or volvulus, and even malignancy in the doubled section occur. The characteristic signs of a duplication of the intestine are a well-developed muscular membrane, a general blood supply to the duplication with a portion of the supporting intestine, the presence of a mucous membrane that coincides with the supporting segment, in a third of cases, ectopic tissue is found. Our article describes the staged treatment of a patient with total tubular colon duplication complicated by acute intestinal obstruction.
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