ArticleMalawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi2019
Chronic bowel obstruction from colonic stenosis in early infancy-A report of two cases.
Article in Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Congenital Colonic Stenosis in a Preterm Infant: A Diagnostic Trap and the Potential Masking Effect of a Liquid Diet.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Congenital colonic stenosis: an unusual cause of colonic obstruction masquerading as Hirschsprung's disease in infancy.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
- Artificial Intelligence Algorithm-Based Computed Tomography Images in the Evaluation of the Curative Effect of Enteral Nutrition after Neonatal High Intestinal Obstruction Operation.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Article
- Congenital Colonic Stenosis: A Rare Gastrointestinal Malformation in Children.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
Bowel obstruction in early infancy may result from a variety of congenital anomalies involving parts of the small and large bowel. However, in infancy, chronic bowel obstructions from congenital or acquired stenosis of the colon are rare and can cause diagnostic quandary. We present two cases of an eleven-week old male and a nine-week old male with massive abdominal distension and features of chronic bowel obstruction dating from neonatal period. In the first case investigations were inconclusive and laparotomy revealed isolated stenosis of the ascending colon. In the second case colonic stenosis was suspected preoperatively and a barium enema done showed multiple colonic stenosis confirming our working diagnosis. The diagnostic dilemmas encountered in managing the first patient are discussed to highlight the need for high index of suspicion of this condition in infants with chronic constipation. The way experience in managing the first case influenced diagnosis of the second case is also highlighted.
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