Intestinal Duplication in the Adult: Case Report of an Atypical Presentation in an Uncommon Pathology
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Intestinal duplication is an uncommon congenital abnormality, predominantly occurring in children under two years, presenting with intestinal obstruction or acute abdomen. A 34-year-old male patient who consulted for lower abdominal pain and hematochezia following mild blunt abdominal trauma during sports. Initial endoscopic and abdominal angiotomography studies did not reveal a bleeding site; however, his hemodynamic status progressively deteriorated, requiring vasopressor support and hemoderivatives. An exploratory laparoscopy revealed intestinal duplication, which was resected and confirmed pathologically. Intestinal duplication cases have variable presentations, as discussed in this article, with surgical intervention being the standard management to prevent future complications and malignant transformation.
Source: Annals of Mediterranean Surgery
Authors: Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Iván Mauricio Guerrero, Nicolás Felipe Camargo, Francisco Solano-Perdomo, Miguel Santiago García, Diana Camila Navarro-Pimiento
Institution: Fundación Universitaria Sanitas
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409170217