Delayed Recognition of Type 1 Sigmoid-Colon Atresia: The Perforated Web Variety

Colonic atresias are the rare malformations of the colon and constitute about 1.7 to 15% of all gastrointestinal (GI) atresias. A 6-month old infant presented with recurrent episodes of sub-acute intestinal obstruction since birth. During the index admission, patient had clinical signs of complete i...

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Autores principales: Mustafa, Ghulam, Mirza, Bilal, Bashir, Zahid, Sheikh, Afzal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3417983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953248
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Sumario:Colonic atresias are the rare malformations of the colon and constitute about 1.7 to 15% of all gastrointestinal (GI) atresias. A 6-month old infant presented with recurrent episodes of sub-acute intestinal obstruction since birth. During the index admission, patient had clinical signs of complete intestinal obstruction. The patient was operated and type I sigmoid-colon atresia found which on further exploration tuned out to be of perforated mucosal web variety. The resection of the involved part of colon and a primary end to oblique colo-colic anastomosis was performed.

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