title: A report of a rare congenital malformation in a Nepalese child with congenital pouch colon: a case report.
abstract: Congenital pouch colon is one of rare congenital anomalies. We report a 3-day-old male child with congenital pouch colon who underwent a window colostomy but died because of overwhelming sepsis. Due to its rarity, many surgeons in our part of the world may not be aware of it, hence increasing the potential to its mismanagement. However, with simple keen observations, we can safely come to its diagnosis. The aim of this report is to bring attention to congenital pouch colon associated with anorectal malformation in our country, with a brief emphasis on an approach to its diagnosis and initial management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, P.O. Box 7053, Kathmandu, Nepal. Vikalcsh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vikal Chandra
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Shakya
authors.forename: Chandra Shekhar
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Rabin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koirala
authors.forename: Sudeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khaniya
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poudel
authors.forename: Shailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adhikary