Duplications of the alimentary tract
โ Scribed by M. Hocking; D. G. Young
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 474 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
A review of 53 patients with 60 duplications of the alimentary tract treated at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, from 1947 to 1978 has been made. This consisted of 19 foregut, 32 midgut and 9 hindgut duplications. The experience with these patients has been recorded and discussed with reference to the literature.
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Abstract Duplication of the alimentary tract is rare but potentially dangerous. Five of 72 children with alimentary tract duplication treated between 1973 and 1992 died from postoperative complications; a further ten required more than one operation. Heal duplications were the commonest, occurring i