External cystic rectal duplication: an unusual presentation of rectal duplication cyst

Karaman I, Karaman A, Arda N, Çakmak O
Correspondence: Dr Ibrahim Karaman, ibrahimkaraman@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT
Duplications of gastrointestinal tract are rare anomalies, and rectal duplications account for five percent of the alimentary tract duplications. We present an unusual case of rectal duplication, which was located externally in a newborn female, and discuss the types of distal hindgut duplications.

Keywords: duplication cyst, external cystic rectal duplication, gastrointestinal duplication, rectal duplication
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(11): e287–e288