Duodenal duplication: a rare congenital abnormality two case reports

ABSTRACT

Duodenal duplication is an extremely rare congenital malformation. Two cases seen at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital are reported here - one in a 3 year old and the other in a 2 week old neonate. Diagnosis was made by ultrasound and treatment was by partial excision in one case and by entrotomy and complete excision of the mucosa in the other. Both cases are doing well two years postoperatively