Congenital Segmental Duodenal Dilatation: An Unusual Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Obstruction in a Newborn

Zulu S*, Mashaba N, Milford K and Grieve AD

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

^*Correspondance to: Sphamandla Zulu 

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Abstract:

Segmental dilatation of the intestine is an unusual malformation with a poorly understood etiology. It occurs most commonly in the ileum, followed by the colon and jejunum. Congenital Segmental Duodenal Dilatation (CSDD), defined as a localized dilatation of the duodenum without a distal obstruction, is extremely rare, with only 5 cases previously reported in the literature, with none of these originating from Africa. Herein, we describe a case of CSDD presenting to a tertiary pediatric hospital in South Africa.

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Zulu S, Mashaba N, Milford K, Grieve AD. Congenital Segmental Duodenal Dilatation: An Unusual Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Obstruction in a Newborn. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2023; 8: 2419..