Endoscopic management of a duodenal duplication cyst.

J Pediatr Surg

Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.

Published: November 2012

Gastrointestinal duplications are rare congenital anomalies. Five percent to 10% of them are found in the duodenum. Traditionally, these lesions are treated surgically using either a laparoscopic or open transduodenal approach. We present the successful endoscopic treatment of a symptomatic duodenal duplication cyst in a 9-year-old girl.

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