title: Use of congenital pouch colon for augmenting the neurogenic bladder in a child: a 13-year follow-up.
abstract: Congenital pouch colon is an anomaly always associated with anorectal malformation, where the colon is replaced by or terminates into a large aperistaltic intestinal pouch. Vertebral anomalies leading to neurogenic bladder are rare associated malformations. The pouch is aperistaltic and thus a poor rectal substitute but this very property makes it ideal for bladder augmentation. We report the first case where the pouch has been used to augment a high-pressure neurogenic bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Jujju Jacob
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kurian
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Harshjeet Singh
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Sudipta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000071056:Anorectal Malformations; D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000601:surgery*