Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2023; 15(5): 978-983
Published online May 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.978
Giant teratoma with isolated intestinal duplication in adult: A case report and review of literature
Ping-Fu Xiong, Li Yang, Zhi-Qiang Mou, Yu Jiang, Jing Li, Ming-Xin Ye
Ping-Fu Xiong, Li Yang, Zhi-Qiang Mou, Yu Jiang, Jing Li, Ming-Xin Ye, Department of General Surgery (Hepatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Ye MX and Li J proposed the idea and supervised, revised the writing; Xiong PF collected the data, analyzed the literature, and wrote the manuscript; Yang L assisted with data collection and imaging guidance; Ye MX, Jiang Y, Mou ZQ were the patient’s surgeons and participated in the entire operation; and all authors read and approved the manuscript.
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Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Ming-Xin Ye, PhD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery (Hepatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Taiping Street, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China. ymx008024@163.com
Received: December 10, 2022
Peer-review started: December 10, 2022
First decision: January 3, 2023
Revised: January 9, 2023
Accepted: April 7, 2023
Article in press: April 7, 2023
Published online: May 27, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: Giant teratoma with intestinal duplication has not been reported yet. Here, we report a case of a 19-year-old woman with giant teratoma and isolated intestinal duplication who complained of abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting; a rare intraoperative finding successfully by surgery.