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AUTHOR
Siracusa Fortunato
Il Chirurgo Pediatra e le Neoplasie del Bambino
Le neoplasie sono la seconda causa di morte in età pediatrica. Vengono prese in esame tutte le metodiche diagnostiche per una correta valutazione della malattia e gli attuali procedimenti terapeutici, dalla Chemioterapia alla chirurgia.
Multiple Congenital Colonic Stenosis: A Rare Gastrointestinal Malformation
Congenital colonic stenosis is a rare pediatric condition. Since 1968, only 16 cases have been reported in the literature. To the authors’ knowledge, multiple congenital colonic stenosis has not been previously reported in the literature. We report the case of a 2-month-old male, presented at our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a suspicion of intestinal malrotation. Clinical examination revealed persistent abdominal distension. During the enema examination, the contrast medium appeared to fill the lumen of the colon up to three stenotic segments and could not proceed further. Intraoperatively we confirmed the presence of four types of colonic atresia, located in the ascending, transverse,…