Postsurgical intestinal occlusion ileum-ileum double intussusception in eleven-month girl.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative intussusception is an unusual complication in children; the incidence is 0.01-0.25%. CLINICAL CASE: Female of 11 months who underwent colostomy, 48 h later presents abdominal pain, vomiting gastrobiliar and abdominal distension. A laparotomy was performed, finding a double ileo-ileal invagination 60 cm from the ileocecal valve. DISCUSSION: The postoperative intestinal invaginations are extremely rare and most of them occur within the first 7 days. The etiology of postoperative intussusception is unknown. CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative children with intestinal occlusion, intussusception should be suspected and an immediate laparotomy should be performed.

ANTECEDENTES: La invaginación posoperatoria es una complicación inusual en niños. Su incidencia es del 0.01-0.25%. CASO CLÍNICO: Niña de 11 meses a quien se realizó colostomía y 48 horas después presentó dolor abdominal, vómito gastrobiliar y distensión abdominal. Se realizó laparotomía y se encontró una doble invaginación íleo-ileal a 60 cm de la válvula ileocecal. DISCUSIÓN: Las invaginaciones intestinales posoperatorias son extremadamente raras y la mayoría se presentan dentro de los primeros 7 días. La etiología de la invaginación posoperatoria es desconocida. CONCLUSIONES: En niños operados con oclusión intestinal debe sospecharse invaginación intestinal y realizar una laparotomía inmediata.

[Divertículo de Meckel con tejido pancreático ectópico en un niño de 12 años con invaginación intestinal. Reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura]. / Meckel diverticulum with ectopic pancreatic tissue in a 12-year-old boy with intestinal invagination. Case report and review of the literature.

INTRODUCCIÓN: El divertículo de Meckel es un remanente del conducto onfalomesentérico y su prevalencia es del 2%. CASO CLÍNICO: Niño de 12 años con dolor abdominal, acompañado de evacuaciones mucosanguinolentas y hematemesis, con masa en cuadrante inferior derecho. En la laparotomía quirúrgica se encontró invaginación, y se realizó desinvaginación y resección del divertículo de Meckel. CONCLUSIÓN: La asociación de divertículo de Meckel con tejido pancreático heterotópico en niños es poco frecuente. Clínicamente, su principal manifestación es la invaginación intestinal en la literatura revisada, y el ultrasonido constituye el mejor estudio para el diagnóstico de invaginación intestinal, no así para el divertículo de Meckel o el tejido pancreático heterotópico, en los que la tomografía sería una opción. INTRODUCTION: Meckel's diverticulum is a remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct and its prevalence is 2%. CLINICAL CASE: A 12-year-old male with abdominal pain, accompanied by muco-sanguineous evacuations and hematemesis, with right lower quadrant mass. In the laparotomy, invasion was found; intussusception reduction and resection of the Meckel's diverticulum was performed. CONCLUSION: The association of Meckel's diverticulum with heterotopic pancreatic tissue in children is rare, its main manifestation is intussusception and ultrasound is an option for diagnosis.

Cecum duplication in a 14-year-old female. Case report.

BACKGROUND: Duplications of the alimentary tract are a group of rare malformations occurring in about 1/5,000 live births. These may be either spherical or tubular and may communicate with the intestinal tract. Duplications of the cecum are very uncommon. CLINICAL CASE: A 14-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department with a 1-day history of abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and abdominal distension. Abdominal examination revealed distension and tenderness around the umbilicus. Plain abdominal radiography showed dilated colon. The patient underwent surgical management with diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus. Laparotomy revealed spherical duplication from the cecum. Hemicolectomy was done and alimentary continuity was restored by end-to-end anastomosis. Pathological report was a spherical communicated duplication from the cecum (22 × 32 cm). CONCLUSIONS: Duplication of the cecum is extremely rare and is seen in 0.4% of duplications of the alimentary tract. The majority of cases (85%) are diagnosed before age 2 years. It is rare at 14 years of age. Diagnosis is difficult and volvulus, intussusception or appendicitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Ultrasonography and tomography are the imaging studies of choice. Plain abdominal x-ray is not specific. Resection of the duplication with restoration of alimentary continuity is the treatment of choice.