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Huge Congenital Segmental Dilatation of the Sigmoid Colon in a Neonate: A “Rarity to Meet” and a “Challenge to Treat”
Joint Authors
Till, Holger
Kaiser, Margarita
Castellani, Christoph
Marterer, Robert
Ratschek, Manfred
Singer, G.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-04-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Only ten cases of neonatal congenital segmental dilatation (CSD) of the colon have been described so far.
We present a full-term female newborn with trisomy 21, ventricular septal defect, and gross abdominal distension.
Plain abdominal radiographs revealed a huge cystic lesion occupying the left hemiabdomen.
Upon laparotomy on day 4 a CSD of the distal sigmoid and proximal rectum was confirmed and resected.
The proximal colon was exteriorized and the distal part closed as a Hartmann pouch.
Histology confirmed a huge segmental dilatation of the sigmoid without dysganglionosis or pseudodiverticula, but normal intestinal architecture.
After correction of the ventricular septal defect a low rectal end-to-end anastomosis could be performed at an age of 5 months.
The postoperative course was uneventful.
CSD of the sigmoid colon is extremely “rare to meet” and a “challenge to treat” in the newborn period, but clinical awareness of this entity prompts pediatric surgical success.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kaiser, Margarita& Castellani, Christoph& Singer, G.& Marterer, Robert& Ratschek, Manfred& Till, Holger. 2016. Huge Congenital Segmental Dilatation of the Sigmoid Colon in a Neonate: A “Rarity to Meet” and a “Challenge to Treat”. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kaiser, Margarita…[et al.]. Huge Congenital Segmental Dilatation of the Sigmoid Colon in a Neonate: A “Rarity to Meet” and a “Challenge to Treat”. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102470
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kaiser, Margarita& Castellani, Christoph& Singer, G.& Marterer, Robert& Ratschek, Manfred& Till, Holger. Huge Congenital Segmental Dilatation of the Sigmoid Colon in a Neonate: A “Rarity to Meet” and a “Challenge to Treat”. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102470
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102470