Intractable constipation in an adult with megarectosigmoid following repair of low-type anorectal malformation

Intractable constipation in an adult with megarectosigmoid following repair of low-type anorectal malformation

A 55-year-old male patient received an anoplasty at infancy for low-type anorectal malformation, and intractable constipation was observed since. The patient presented with colitis at the emergency department. Computed tomography revealed feces with a megarectosigmoid of diameter 18 cm. Hirschsprung...

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Main Authors: Yao-Jen Hsu, Yu-Wei Fu, Chin-Hung Wei, Min-Jen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2017-01-01
Series:Formosan Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Anorectal malformations
bowel management
constipation
megarectosigmoid
laparoscopy
Swenson pull-through
Online Access:http://www.e-fjs.org/article.asp?issn=1682-606X;year=2017;volume=50;issue=1;spage=40;epage=43;aulast=Hsu

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