Ciliated epithelium in a midgut enteric duplication: A case report

We report the case of a 7-year-old male child with a cystic tumour attached to the caecum close to the ileocaecal valve. The histological examination showed that the cyst had a ciliated epithelial lining, containing serous an d mucous glands, with surrounding smooth muscle, inner circular and outer l ongitudinal savers. The cyst was interpreted as an intestinal duplication l ined with respiratory epithelium. This structure and its location, originat ing from the midgut, is not in accordance with the typical conception of th e embryogenesis. The clinical picture and treatment are described and compa red to other findings in the literature.