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Abdominal X-ray demonstrating a cystic air-filled structure in the right upper quadrant.
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Plain X-ray demonstrated a large air-filled structure in the right upper quadrant (Figure 1).
Computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrating the cyst containing an air-fluid level.
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Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a 9 x 8 cm structure adjacent to the hepatic flexure containing an air-fluid level (Figure 2).
The duplication cyst opened, containing a small amount of blood clots.
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Final pathology was consistent with a duplication cyst of the sigmoid colon (Figure 3).
The lumen of the sigmoid colon sharing a common wall with the duplication cyst but without direct communication.
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The cyst was attached to the colon (Figure 4) but did not communicate with the lumen.