title: Colon atresia, facial hemiaplasia, and anophthalmia: a case report.
abstract: A case of a newborn with atresia of the transverse colon and right facial hemiaplasia, anophthalmia, and cerebral dysfunction is reported. Colon atresia is a rare cause of congenital bowel obstruction and often associated with other malformations such as abdominal wall defects, gastrointestinal, cardiac, urogenital, and musculosceletal lesions. Facial hemiaplasia may arise in frame of chromosomal defects or as a result of neurovascular compromise caused by congenital amniotic bands. However, the combination of colon atresia and facial hemiaplasia has not been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Philipp O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Szavay
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schliephake
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hubert
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glüer
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000196:embryology; D000853:Anophthalmos / Q000150:complications* / Q000196:embryology; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*