“Treat and treatment”, a rare and unsuspicious case of Enteric Duplication Cysts (EDC) in an adult man

“Treat and treatment”, a rare and unsuspicious case of Enteric Duplication Cysts (EDC) in an adult man

Cuneo Davide, Ascari Francesca, Scotto Bruno, Laquatra Noemi, Muratori Simone, Varoli Michele

Carpi Hospital Via Molinari 2, 41012 Carpi (MO) Italy

Background: Enteric duplication cysts are rare congenital malformations. Cases in adults are rare, often asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally. Enteric duplication cysts in adults could present abdominal pain, distention, mass and dysphagia. The preoperative diagnosis is difficult, radiological images, even an abdominal Computed Tomography scan could not show a bowel duplication. Malignant transformation is rare. Case presentation: We present a case of a 67 year-old man admitted in Our Surgery Unit for several episodes of bowel obstruction. After an ileal resection the anatomopathological exam diagnosed an Enteric duplication cysts. Conclusion: A diagnosis before surgery is difficult. Only surgery and a precise anatomopathological exam can discover this malformation.

Keywords: Enteric duplication cysts, abdominal pain, colonoscopy, bowel constipation, ileal resection, preoperative diagnosis, pathological exam.

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Cuneo Davide, Ascari Francesca, Scotto Bruno, Laquatra Noemi, Muratori Simone, Varoli Michele. “Treat and treatment”, a rare and unsuspicious case of Enteric Duplication Cysts (EDC) in an adult man. International Journal of Case Reports, 2022, 6:275. DOI: 10.28933/ijcr-2022-05-1605cd

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