title: Colon atresia and stenosis in Zimbabwe: case reports and a review of the literature.
abstract: Two neonates with colon atresia and one with colon stenosis presented in Harare over a six month period. The first patient was treated with a local resection and primary anastomosis for a type II colon atresia. The second had an excision of obstructing septum, widening coloplasty and cecostomy for a type I colon atresia. The third patient had a sigmoido-rectoplasty and cecostomy for a sigmoid colon stenosis. The third patient also had a cystic duplication of the small bowel. No other anomalies were noted. All three patients survived and were developing normally at six months post-operatively. A review of medical records at Harare and Parirenyatwa Hospitals revealed no other case of colon atresia in the last 10 years. The incidence by site of gastro-intestinal atresias in Zimbabwe is consistent with other reports.
authors.affiliation: Harare Central Hospital, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Murphree
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dunkley
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology