Segmental Dilatation of Intestine Presenting as Partial Intestinal Obstruction in a Child

Segmental dilatation of the intestine in pediatric age group is a rare entity. Patients usually present with partial intestinal obstruction which may delay surgical decision. Our case was an 18-month-old girl, who presented with partial intestinal obstruction, provisionally diagnosed as a case of Hi...

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Autores principales: Khemakhem, Rachid, Riazulhaq, Muhammad, Elhassan, Elbager Othman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25057472
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Sumario:Segmental dilatation of the intestine in pediatric age group is a rare entity. Patients usually present with partial intestinal obstruction which may delay surgical decision. Our case was an 18-month-old girl, who presented with partial intestinal obstruction, provisionally diagnosed as a case of Hirschsprung’s disease. Diagnostic evaluation with contrast study gave a clue of small intestinal obstruction with a dilated segment.

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