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| Year : 2023 | Volume
: 28
| Issue : 6 | Page : 529-531 |
Congenital segmental dilatation of ascending colon with distal microcolon: A diagnostic dilemma
Ruchira Nandan, Vaibhav Pandey, Greeshma Suresh, Rajat Kumar Singh, Seth Kachhap
Department of Pediatric Surgery, IMS-Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Seth Kachhap
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_132_23
A 5-day-old male presented with bilious vomiting, a grossly distended abdomen, and passage of a small amount of stool. The anal opening was at a normal position. X-ray abdomen showed a large bowel loop with a single air-fluid level occupying more than half of the abdominal width. On laparotomy, the ascending colon was dilated to form a pouch-like structure, and the ileum and appendix were opening into it. Colon distal to pouch was present as microcolon. Histopathology of the dilated segment was suggestive of congenital segmental dilatation (CSD). In CSD, the distal bowel is of normal caliber. This is a rare case of CSD of ascending colon with distal microcolon.
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