%0 Journal Article
%T Atresia of the Ascending Colon: A Rarity
%A Haroon Mansoor
%A Naila Kanwal
%A Mahmood Shaukat
%J APSP Journal of Case Reports
%D 2010
%I Association of Pediatric Surgeons of Pakistan
%X Atresia of the colon is among the rare types of all gastrointestinal atresias. Ascending colon is the rarest site of all the colonic atresias. The authors report a case of a 4-day-old male baby who presented with the features of distal intestinal obstruction. At laparotomy type I atresia of the ascending colon, just distal to cecum, was found. Primary ceco-colic anastomosis along with a covering ileostomy was performed. Ileostomy was reversed 3 weeks later.
%K Atresia of ascending colon
%K Neonatal intestinal obstruction
%K Early ileostomy reversa
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