Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2021; 13(10): 529-542
Published online Oct 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i10.529
Endoscopic treatment of periampullary duodenal duplication cysts in children: Four case reports and review of the literature
Anna Lavinia Bulotta, Maria Vittoria Stern, Dario Moneghini, Filippo Parolini, Maria Pia Bondioni, Guido Missale, Giovanni Boroni, Daniele Alberti
Anna Lavinia Bulotta, Maria Vittoria Stern, Filippo Parolini, Giovanni Boroni, Daniele Alberti, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy
Dario Moneghini, Guido Missale, Department of Digestive Endoscopy, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy
Maria Pia Bondioni, Department of Pediatric Radiology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy
Author contributions: Bulotta AL, Stern MV and Alberti D conceptualized and designed the study; Bulotta AL, Stern MV, Parolini F, Boroni G and Alberti D were involved in medical care of the patients; Bondioni MP performed radiological investigations; Missale G and Moneghini D performed endoscopic treatment; Stern MV, Bulotta AL and Parolini F collected the clinical data from patients and from literature; All authors contributed equally to preparation of the manuscript and reviewed and approved the final manuscript as submitted.
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Corresponding author: Filippo Parolini, MD, Doctor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, “Spedali Civili” Hospital, Brescia 25123, Italy. parfil@hotmail.it
Received: January 28, 2021
Peer-review started: January 28, 2021
First decision: March 31, 2021
Revised: April 30, 2021
Accepted: August 2, 2021
Article in press: August 2, 2021
Published online: October 16, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Periampullary duodenal duplications are extremely uncommon in children. The authors report a series of 4 patients and provide a detailed literature review.