Congenital segmental dilatation of ascending colon with distal microcolon: A diagnostic dilemma

• Main Authors: Ruchira Nandan (Author), Vaibhav Pandey (Author), Greeshma Suresh (Author), Rajat Kumar Singh (Author), Seth Kachhap (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 5-day-old male presented with bilious vomiting, a grossly distended abdomen, and passage of a small amount of stool. The anal opening was at a normal position. X-ray abdomen showed a large bowel loop with a single air-fluid level occupying more than half of the abdominal width. On laparotomy, the...