Laparoscopic-assisted sigmoid resection for colonic ectasia in a neonate.
A 2.7-kg, 2-day-old girl was diagnosed to have a colonic ectasia and malrotation. She underwent laparoscopic resection of the ectatic segment and Ladd procedure. To our knowledge, such a laparoscopic resection of a colonic ectasia in a neonate has not been reported previously in the English literature. The clinical features, management, and surgical technique will be discussed in this report.
Alqahtani
Aayed R
AR
Division of Pediatric Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 1167, Saudi Arabia. qahtani@yahoo.com
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome