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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 20
| Issue : 1 | Page : 45-47 |
Ruptured rectal duplication with urogenital abnormality: Unusual presentation
Shailesh Solanki, M Narendra Babu, Vinay Jadhav, Gowri Shankar, Ramesh Santhanakrishnan
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Shailesh Solanki
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH), Bangalore - 560 029, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.145552
Rectal duplication (RD) accounts for 5% of alimentary tract duplication. A varied presentation and associated anomalies have been described in the literature. Antenatal rupture of the RD is very rare. We present an unusual case of a ruptured RD associated with urogenital abnormalities in newborn male. We are discussing diagnosis, embryology, management and literature review of ruptured RD.
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