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  • Title: Unexpected death due to intestinal obstruction by a duplication cyst in an infant.
    Author: Kibayashi K, Sumida T, Shojo H, Tokunaga O.
    Journal: Forensic Sci Int; 2007 Dec 20; 173(2-3):175-7. PubMed ID: 17236734.
    Abstract:
    An 11-month-old female infant died at home after being diagnosed as having gastroenteritis. Autopsy examination revealed a distended distal ileum filled with a large amount of watery contents, and a 3 cm x 3 cm x 4 cm cyst at the ileocecal part of the cecum that was histologically consistent with a duplication cyst. The cause of death was determined to be acute dehydration due to intestinal obstruction caused by a duplication cyst. This case indicates that intestinal obstruction by a duplication cyst should be recognized as a cause of unexpected death in infants.
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