Congenital pouch colon associated with segmental dilatation of the colon.
A 1-day-old boy who presented with an anorectal malformation (ARM) was found to have a segmental dilatation of the colon (SDC) associated with a typical congenital pouch colon (CPC) malformation. The distal colonic pouch terminated in a high colovesical fistula. The posterior portion of the perineal raphé was duplicated and ended in 2 anal dimples. Both dilated segments of the colon were excised. The similarity between CPC and SDC is highlighted, and the possible embryogenesis of both conditions is discussed.
Chadha
R
R
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Gupta
S
S
Tanwar
U S
US
Mahajan
J K
JK
D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000473:pathology*