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Thoraco-abdominal enteric duplication is a rare, syndromic intestinal malformation characterized by single or multiple smooth-walled, often tubular, cystic lesions, which on occasion contain ectopic gastric mucosa, located in the thorax (usually in the posterior mediastinum and to the right of the midline) and in the abdomen. Infants usually present with respiratory distress and older patients with heartburn, abdominal pain, vomiting and/or malena. Vertebral anomalies in the lower cervical spine, with CNS involvement, are frequently present and complications, such as bowel obstruction, perforation and intussusception, have also been reported.
Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).
No clinical trials have been registered for thoraco-abdominal enteric duplication.
4 publications have been identified in PubMed for thoraco-abdominal enteric duplication. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (100%).
Chiang J (2026). [PMID: 41629113](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41629113/). *BMJ Case Rep*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Bin Usman A (2025). [PMID: 40773932](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40773932/). *Int J Surg Case Rep*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Pacifique JX (2025). [PMID: 40641900](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40641900/). *Front Pediatr*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Botsoglou R (2024). [PMID: 39070188](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39070188/). *JFMS Open Rep*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC
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