Resumen

PACHECO LLERENA, Rodolfo et al. Intestinal Ileal duplication. Rev. bol. ped. [online]. 2004, vol.43, n.2, pp.81-83. ISSN 1024-0675.

An infrequent cause of gastrointestinal bleeding is the intestinal duplication, a known congenital malformation of the bowel. The clinical manifestation of the intestinal duplications depends of the size, localization and the presence or absence of gastric mucosa. The case described presented a significant lower intestinal bleeding.

Palabras clave : intestinal duplication; intestinal bleeding; melena.