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Colorectal infantile myofibromatosis: an unusual cause of rectal prolapse and sigmoid colo-colonic intussusception: a case report

BACKGROUND: Infantile myofibromatosis is a rare mesenchymal disorder of infancy that can extensively involve the viscera including the gastrointestinal tract. CASE PRESENTATION: In this report, an exceptional case of infantile myofibromatosis is described in which rectal prolapse and sigmoid colo-co...

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Autores principales: Dhall, Deepti, Frykman, Philip K, Wang, Hanlin L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2621132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19077316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-397
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Infantile myofibromatosis is a rare mesenchymal disorder of infancy that can extensively involve the viscera including the gastrointestinal tract. CASE PRESENTATION: In this report, an exceptional case of infantile myofibromatosis is described in which rectal prolapse and sigmoid colo-colonic intussusception were the initial presentations of colorectal involvement in a 2-month-old premature female infant. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reporting rectal prolapse and the second case documenting intussusception secondary to gastrointestinal involvement by infantile myofibromatosis.