Incomplete duplication of urinary bladder in a male child misdiagnosed as mesenteric cyst

Abstract

Duplication of the lower urinary tract is a very rare congenital anomaly which is diagnosed either at birth or during early childhood. These rare malformations are most of the times accompanied by other concomitant anomalies and are therefore diagnosed immediately after birth. In some even rarer cases, there are no concomitant anomalies and symptoms thus leading to a diagnosis later in childhood. We present a case of incomplete bladder duplication in a male child with no other associated anomalies which misdiagnosed as mesenteric cyst and review the literature pertaining to this rare anomaly.