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Common bile duct perforation resulting from a gastric duplication cyst

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Gastric duplication cysts are a rare cause of abdominal masses in infants. Most children present with a gastric outlet obstruction or some vague abdominal complaints. We present an unusual case of a gastric duplication cyst that created a distal common bile duct obstruction which led to a proximal common bile duct perforation.

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  1. University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA

    Justin Bottsford

  2. Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA

    John J. Meehan

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Bottsford, J., Meehan, J.J. Common bile duct perforation resulting from a gastric duplication cyst. Pediatr Surg Int 24, 459–461 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-007-1950-6

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