Congenital segmental dilatation of colon with colonic atresia

Congenital segmental dilatation of colon with colonic atresia

Congenital segmental dilatation of the colon belongs to a group of Hirschsprung's-like diseases with normal ganglion cells. The presentation is with chronic constipation affecting older children. We report a neonate with congenital segmental dilatation of the colon associated with sigmoid atres...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of gastroenterology 2005-05, Vol.24 (3), p.123-124
Hauptverfasser: Kothari, Paras, Gowrishankar, Rastogi, Anurag, Dipali, Raghunath, Kulkarni, Bharati
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Sprache:eng
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Colon, Sigmoid - abnormalities
Colonic Diseases - congenital
Colonic Diseases - surgery
Colostomy
Dilatation, Pathologic - congenital
Dilatation, Pathologic - surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intestinal Atresia - surgery
Male
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Zusammenfassung:Congenital segmental dilatation of the colon belongs to a group of Hirschsprung's-like diseases with normal ganglion cells. The presentation is with chronic constipation affecting older children. We report a neonate with congenital segmental dilatation of the colon associated with sigmoid atresia. The child is well after a colostomy.
ISSN:0254-8860