[Megabladder-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome].
Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis is a rare congenital disorder characterized by urinary bladder distention and hypoperistalsis throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract. We present a new case with the typical clinical and radiological findings of the syndrome. This diagnosis should be suspected in patients who present with intestinal obstruction and urine retention and should be confirmed with imaging techniques, including abdominal plain films and urinary ultrasonography. Histological findings are non-specific; we found thinning of the intestinal muscle layer and connective tissue proliferation. The prognosis is generally very poor. Our patient died from sepsis at the age of 25 days.
Rite Gracia
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Unidad de Neonatología. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Infantil Universitario Miguel Servet. Zaragoza.
Fernández Alvarez de Sotomayor
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Rebage Moisés
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Marco Tello
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Esteban Ibarz
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Romeo Ulecia
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Yus Gotor
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Rite Montañés
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D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010528:Peristalsis; D013577:Syndrome; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*