Acquired colonic atresia in a 4-month old term male infant: a rare case report

Authors

  • Kamal Nain Rattan Department of Pediatrics Surgery, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Gurupriya J. Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Shruti Bansal Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Rohit Kapoor Department of Pediatrics, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Roomi Yadav Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20170731

Keywords:

Acquired intestinal atresia, Intestinal obstruction, Necrotizing enterocolitis

Abstract

Acquired colonic atresias are very rare but, are known in association with necrotizing enterocolitis. We report a case of a 4-month term male infant with recurrent episodes of abdominal distension, bilious vomiting and constipation off and on, without the history of necrotizing enterocolitis. Exploratory laparotomy was performed, an inflammatory mass with multiple dense interloop adhesions were found in the mid-transverse colon. These adhesions were lysed to identify the proximal dilated and distal blind end of the colon.  Rest of the gut was normal.  This case is unique for the fact that, it is a case of acquired colonic atresia without history of necrotizing enterocolitis, unlike other reported cases of acquired colonic atresia.

Author Biographies

Kamal Nain Rattan, Department of Pediatrics Surgery, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Senior professor and head of the department, Pediatric surgery

Gurupriya J., Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident, Department of pathology.

Shruti Bansal, Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident, Department of Pathology

Rohit Kapoor, Department of Pediatrics, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident, Department of Pediatrics.

Roomi Yadav, Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Resident, Department of pathology.

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2017-02-22

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