What is an enteric duplication cyst?
What is an enteric duplication cyst?
Enteric duplication cysts (EDCs) are rare congenital malformations formed during the embryonic development of the digestive tract. They are usually detected prenatally or in the first years of life.
Can a cyst duplicate?
Gastrointestinal tract duplication cysts are rare congenital gastrointestinal malformation in young patients and adults. They consist of foregut duplication cysts, small bowel duplication cysts, and large bowel duplication cysts.
What duplicated cyst?
Enteric duplication cysts, sometimes simply called duplication cysts, are rare congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract. They most frequently occur in the small intestine, particularly the ileum, but can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract. They may be cystic or tubular in conformation.
Can mesenteric cysts be cancerous?
Bowel resection may be necessary in cases where cysts are close to bowel structures or involve blood vessels that supply the bowel. Once removed, mesenteric cysts rarely recur, and patients have an excellent prognosis. Malignant cysts occur in less than 3% of cases.
What organ does mesentery hold together?
The mesentery is a fold of membrane that attaches the intestine to the abdominal wall and holds it in place.
What are the symptoms of Enteric duplication cysts?
Enteric duplication cysts are rare congenital malformation that originate anywhere along the alimentary tract. The more than half of the cases are diagnosed early childhood due to symptoms, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction, abdominal mass, and so on [[1], [2], [3]].
Is there a case of an isolated Enteric duplication?
Here we reported a resected case of advanced cancer arising from an isolated enteric duplication cyst surrounding the pancreas that initially diagnosed a mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN). This report is a work based on Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines, SCARE criteria [5].
Can a duplication cyst be isolated from the gastrointestinal tract?
Duplication cysts commonly have connection to the gastrointestinal tract but the cysts are rarely isolated from gastrointestinal tract [4]. Malignant transformation in isolated duplication cysts is extremely rare.
What makes an intracranial neurenteric cyst a cyst?
Intracranial neurenteric cyst 1 Pathology. They result from incomplete resorption of the neurenteric canal, a temporary connection between the yolk sac and amnion during early embryogenesis. 2 Radiographic features. Iso- to slightly hyper-attenuating compared to CSF with no enhancement. 3 Differential diagnosis.