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Uncommon co-occurrence of ileal atresia and total colonic aganglionosis in two unrelated newborns

Authors: Paul Daher, Lara Raffoul, Edward Riachy, Rana Mitri

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 1/2012

Abstract

We report two recent cases of distal ileal atresia associated with total colonic aganglionosis (TCA). It is well known that ileal atresia and Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) are individually frequent causes of intestinal obstruction. However, the association of both these diseases is an extremely rare event. To our knowledge, only 19 cases of ileal atresia associated with HD have been described so far. When a child is diagnosed having ileal atresia, the possibility of associated TCA should be considered. Therefore, intra-operative staged biopsies should be sent for histological examination in order to rule out or confirm this very rare co-occurrence.

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Title: Uncommon co-occurrence of ileal atresia and total colonic aganglionosis in two unrelated newborns
Authors: Paul Daher
Lara Raffoul
Edward Riachy
Rana Mitri
Publication date: 01-01-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-011-2967-4

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