Segmental dilatation of the colon, another cause of chronic constipation.
Because segmental dilatation of the colon causes severe constipation, it has to be included in the differential diagnosis of every constipated child. A case of segmental dilatation of the colon involving the rectosigmoid area is presented. The differential diagnosis and the treatment of this rare entity are discussed.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003248:Constipation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008531:Megacolon / Q000175:diagnosis