title: Segmental dilatation of the colon, another cause of chronic constipation.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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