Report of an interesting case of small bowel duplication [Persian]

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

1 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Gastroenterology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

 
A 13 years old boy with severe abdominal pain and history of intermittent (II bleeding since the aye of 3 months, is presented. Different diagnostic procedures were unremarkable. A Tc-99m Pertechnetate abdominal study revealed abnormal radionuclide accumulation in small bowel region. Duplication of small bowel was suspected which was confirmed by surgery and pathologic examination.

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