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Many abdominal cysts and duplications are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally by prenatal US or imaging performed for nonspecific symptoms. Intestinal duplications are somewhat rare, with the majority found in the small intestine, colon, or duodenum and more rarely in the rectum or esophagus. Synchronous abdominal and thoracic duplications can also occur. The diagnosis can be made by radiographic imaging but is often discovered intraoperatively. The goal of treatment is always complete removal of cyst or duplication, but this is not always feasible or safe, in which case at minimum the internal secretory lining should be stripped. In some cases, it may be acceptable to marsupialize the cyst or create continuity between the interior of the cyst and an adjacent bowel lumen. The overall prognosis for most abdominal cysts is excellent, especially for small isolated duplication cysts. Malignant degeneration of duplication cysts is a rare but serious complication.
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Lange, P.A. (2017). Abdominal Cysts and Duplications. In: Mattei, P., Nichol, P., Rollins, II, M., Muratore, C. (eds) Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27443-0_48
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