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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Two unusual cases of megacolons |
Author: | Chacko, J. Sparnon, A. Little, K. |
Citation: | Pediatric Surgery International, 1998; 13(1):58-60 |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Issue Date: | 1998 |
ISSN: | 0179-0358 1437-9813 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Chacko, J. ; Sparnon, A. L. ; Little, K. E. T. |
Abstract: | A 13-year-old boy with features of intestinal obstruction was found at laparotomy to have a sigmoid volvulus. A 7-year-old girl with a similar presentation had a tight stricture at the rectosigmoid junction causing obstruction. In both cases the proximal colon was grossly loaded with faeces. In the first child, a colostomy after resecting the sigmoid colon was considered the safer option, whereas in the second, an innovative method to decompress the proximal loaded colon using a sterilised colostomy bag was employed, enabling a primary anastomosis to be performed. |
Keywords: | Humans Megacolon Intestinal Obstruction Anastomosis, Surgical Colostomy Adolescent Child Female Male |
DOI: | 10.1007/s003830050245 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003830050245 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Paediatrics publications |
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