GASTROINTESTINAL DUPLICATION CYST: A MASQUERADER

AIM: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) duplications are rare congenital anomalies found in 0.2% of the children, most detected ante-natally or within rst two years of life. We report three cases with an aim to study the clinical and histopathological ndings. METHODS: RESULTS It is a retrospective analysis of the paediatric patients with gastrointestinal tract duplication over a period of ve years. : Two cases, 11 year and 4 month old males diagnosed as ileal duplication cyst presented with abdominal pain and respiratory distress respectively. Third case of a newborn female on prenatal ultrasonography showed CCAM, was eventually diagnosed as foregut duplication cyst on histopathology. All three cases were managed surgically. GIT duplications, CONCLUSION: although rare can arise anywhere along the GIT. Clinical scenario is diverse and mimics other intra-abdominal conditions thus presenting a great challenge to arrive at a diagnosis preoperatively. Therefore high index of suspicion and histopathology is must for the correct diagnosis and management.