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Reminder of important clinical lesson
CASE REPORT
Megaduodenum in a 59-year-old man: a very late postoperative complication after duodenal atresia
  1. Jessica Rueff1,
  2. Oliver Söllner2,
  3. Markus Zuber1,
  4. Benjamin Weixler3
  1. 1Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital Olten, Olten, Switzerland
  2. 2Departmant of Radiology, Kantonsspital Olten, Olten, Switzerland
  3. 3Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Benjamin Weixler, b.weixler1980{at}gmail.com

Summary

Intestinal malformations are common defects of the newborn, treated in experienced centres. Reports on long-term follow-up and associated complications are scarce, possibly leading to misinterpretation of clinical signs and symptoms in adulthood. To prevent treatment errors, it is important that physicians are aware of long-term complications of intestinal malformations.

  • paediatric surgery
  • gastrointestinal surgery

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-221792

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors All authors contributed to the case report equally. JR and BW conducted the research and wrote the case report. MZ critically analysed and suggested improvements. OS helped us to analyse and revise the images.

    • Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.