Abstract

Case Report

Anemia due to a rare anomaly - Case Report

S Nanthakumar*, Sumathi Bavanandam, Nirmala Dheivamani, Natarajan B and Krishna Mohan

Published: 14 July, 2017 | Volume 1 - Issue 1 | Pages: 004-006

Anemia due to gastrointestinal blood loss can occur due to many conditions and rarely to bowel structural anomalies. We report a 12 years old girl with anemia due to small bowel duplication cyst, posing diagnostic challenge intra operatively. Surgery offered cure without recurrence of bleeding. Common symptoms can be due to a rare surgical condition in practice.

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Keywords:

Duodenal duplication cyst; Anemia; ChildrenPancreatitis; Cholecystitis; Children

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