Double intestinal duplication and incidental neuroendocrine tumor of appendix, a rare case of acute abdomen

Abstract

HighlightsWe present a rare case of double intestinal duplication and incidental neuroendocrine tumor of appendix like acute abdomen.We discuss about the difficult in diagnostic imaging.We consider surgery mandatory for diagnosis and definitive therapy in these cases.

Duplication of the transverse colon in adults: a case report and literature review

“…There is a lack of unified diagnostic and treatment criteria for transverse colonic repetitive malformations. 12 cases were diagnosed using abdominal multirow CT ( 12 , 13 , 15 – 18 , 20 – 24 , 26 ), 8 cases using digitized barium enema colography ( 13 , 14 , 17 – 19 , 22 , 23 , 25 ), and colonoscopy in 4 cases ( 19 , 20 , 25 , 26 ), 8 cases using US ( 13 – 16 , 18 , 20 – 22 ) and 2 cases using plain X-ray ( 16 , 18 ). Because the symptoms of repeat transverse colon malformations in adults are mostly nonspecific, clinical diagnosis is difficult.…”

Completely Isolated Enteric Duplication Cyst and Incidental Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Appendix: A Case Report

“…To our knowledge, only one previous study described a similar patient with a concomitant double enteric duplication and an ANET in an emergency setting involving an acute abdomen. Despite differences in their clinical presentations, their pre-operative work-up was similarly challenging, as radiological imaging was not diagnostic, with the lesion identified only after diagnostic laparoscopy [ 26 ].…”