Abstract
Enteric Duplication Cyst in Infant: Case Report and Literature Review
Highlights
The enteric duplication cyst is an infrequent congenital anomaly that occurs in approximately 1 of every 5000 births
Congenital malformations can go unnoticed and have an impact on morbidity and mortality in early stages of life being a cause of infant death in some countries [1]
The enteric duplication cyst is an infrequent anomaly difficult to diagnose specially for a non-specialist physician that is not use to attend this kind of pathologies or in hospitals where patients with this entities are infrequent
Summary
The enteric duplication cyst is an infrequent congenital anomaly that occurs in approximately 1 of every 5000 births. The enteric duplication cyst is an infrequent anomaly difficult to diagnose specially for a non-specialist physician that is not use to attend this kind of pathologies or in hospitals where patients with this entities are infrequent. We present the case of a 5-month-old patient who underwent intestinal resection due to enteric duplication cyst.
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