Symptomatic ileal duplication

Edouard Roussel; Lola Duhamel; Jean-Jacques Tuech

doi:10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2024.02.004

Symptomatic ileal duplication

J Visc Surg. 2024 Feb 27:S1878-7886(24)00021-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2024.02.004. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Edouard Roussel¹, Lola Duhamel², Jean-Jacques Tuech²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Digestive Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France. Electronic address: Roussel.edouard@gmail.com.
² Department of Digestive Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France.

PMID: 38418365
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2024.02.004

Abstract

A pathology well known by pediatric surgeons, ileal duplication is in rare instances a cause of acute surgical abdomen in adults; that said, its atypical presentation often leads it to be mistaken for other etiologies. Even though it is benign in children, the risk of malignant transformation in adults should be taken into account in surgical procedures.

Keywords: Congenital malformations; Ileal duplication; Meckel diverticulum.