title: [The colonic atresia: an uncommon cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction].
abstract: The intestinal atresia is a common cause of neonatal bowel obstruction, but the colonic atresia is an uncommon cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction. We present a newborn with congenital colon atresia who underwent laparotomy, revealing a colonic atresia type III. We recommend resection of the dilated proximal colon with primary anastomosis end to end if the patient is not perforated or in bad general conditions.
authors.affiliation: S. de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Infantil Niño Jesús, Madrid.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sánchez Jarquín
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Alonso Calderón
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rollán
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography