Open AccessSTUDY ON CLINICAL PROFILE , MANAGEMENT & OUTCOME OF GASTROINTESTINAL DUPLICATION IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
C. Sankkarabarathi,
Ravi Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/12834
Subject(s) - gastrointestinal tract , gene duplication , anus , alimentary tract , ileum , gastroenterology , medicine , gastrointestinal system , biology , anatomy , genetics , gene
Duplication of the gastrointestinal tract occur any part of the alimentary tract from the tongue to the anus. Male have slightly more predominance than females. Gastrointestinal duplication will have a varied presentation. Ileum and the oesophagus are most commonly involved. Colonic duplication is rare and can present with diagnostic difficulties. Gastrointestinal duplication has presence of well developed coat of smooth muscle, intimately attached to the gastrointestinal tract in the mesentric region and show a common blood supply with the native bowel. Sometime it will have an epithelial lining representing some portion of the alimentary tract.