Retroarterial colon with right-sided obstructive gangrenous colitis.
Retroarterial colon is a rare entity in which the colon is located behind the superior mesenteric vessels. Transmesenteric internal hernias result in portions of the bowel protruding through a defect in the mesentery and are often acquired but may be congenital. We report a 10-year-old female with trisomy 13 who lacked retroperitoneal fixation of the intestines and had a retroarterial transverse colon possibly resulting from a congenital transmesenteric internal hernia, that eventually lead to obstructive gangrenous colitis.
Murray
Rebecca A F
RA
Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Craver
Randall D
RD
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002648:Child; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D003092:Colitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014314:Trisomy