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Congenital segmental dilatation of the colon: report of a case and review of the literature

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Segmental dilatation of the colon is a rare lesion. A patient with this lesion complicated by chronic constipation from birth is described. Although the clinical picture and radiographic studies are indistinguishable from Hirschsprung's disease, anorectal manometric studies and a rectal mucosal biopsy are of paramount importance for the diagnosis of this condition. This disease can be cured by resection of the dilated segment.

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  1. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, 770, Tokushima, Japan

    Hiroo Takehara, Nobuhiko Komi & Masao Hino

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Takehara, H., Komi, N. & Hino, M. Congenital segmental dilatation of the colon: report of a case and review of the literature. Pediatr Surg Int 4, 66–68 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00173089

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