DUPLICATION CYST OF THE ANTRUM - A CASE-REPORT

Gastrointestinal duplication is a rare congenital anomaly. Although it usually presents within the first few years of life, it may appear mu ch later as described in this report of a 19-year-old man who had symp toms of gastric outlet obstruction. He was found to have a noncommunic ating antral duplication cyst. The cyst was managed by antrectomy with excision of the cyst and several centimetres of duodenum. Microscopic ally the duplication cyst contained a mucosa, submucosa and muscularis . There was no evidence of ulceration or malignant cells. His recovery was smooth. The etiology, presentation and management of antral dupli cation cysts causing gastric outlet obstruction are discusssed.