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Acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage in infancy from gastric duplication: imaging findings

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We report two cases of duplications, occurring along the greater curvature of the stomach, both complicated by acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and review the findings on various imaging studies. Special attention is directed to the plain film findings, as this may be the initial study performed in the emergency department setting.

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  1. Dan M. Barlev

    Present address: Division of Pediatric Radiology, Schneider Children’s Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 270–05 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, New York, NY 11040, USA

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  1. Division of Pediatric Radiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA

    Dan M. Barlev

  2. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA

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Barlev, D.M., Weinberg, G. Acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage in infancy from gastric duplication: imaging findings. Emergency Radiology 10, 204–206 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-003-0313-4

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