Giant T-shaped duplication of the transverse colon. A case report

J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jan;41(1):e59-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.10.062.

Abstract

A case of long diverticular colonic duplication producing acute abdominal pain in a 6-year-old girl is presented. Physical examination showed no signs of acute abdomen at the initial presentation. After a pain-free interval, there was a sudden onset of severe abdominal pain and a large tumor in the lower abdomen was observed. A plain x-ray showed an enormously dilated colonic pouch filled with gas. Excision of the T-shaped duplication and small part of the transverse colon was successful. Because of extensive fibrotic changes in the colon near the opening of duplication, a resection margin of at least 2 cm is recommended.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology*
  • Child
  • Colon, Transverse / abnormalities*
  • Colon, Transverse / pathology
  • Colon, Transverse / surgery*
  • Diverticulum, Colon / etiology
  • Diverticulum, Colon / surgery*
  • Female
  • Fibrosis
  • Humans