Open AccessGastrointestinal duplications in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Author(s) -
O Adejuyigbe,
O.S. Olayinka,
Oludayo Adedapo Sowande,
Auwal Abubakar
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v79i3.8891
Subject(s) - medicine , gene duplication , abdomen , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , acute abdomen , surgery , general surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Gastrointestinal duplications are rare congenital malformations that commonly present within the first year of life. When they present in older age groups, diagnosis is often difficult. This difficulty derives from the lack of specific clinical features attributable to these lesions