title: Split notochord syndrome with prolapsed congenital colostomy.
abstract: A case of split notochord syndrome associated with a prolapsed colostomylike dorsal enteric opening, a foreshortened colon, imperforate anus, and meningocele is presented. The surgical management of this disorder is discussed and available literature is reviewed. The patient was successfully treated with a combined, single-stage surgical correction.
authors.affiliation: CS Mott Children's Hospital and the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0245, USA.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kiristioglu
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Teitelbaum
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dogruyol
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*