Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4157061 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Megacystis is frequently involved with chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction syndrome; however, isolated megacystis without intestinal obstruction is extremely rare. We present the case of a female patient with isolated congenital megacystis without severe intestinal obstruction. In this case, barium enema did not reveal any significant findings; however, histologic evaluation of her rectum showed hypoganglionosis of the submucous and myenteric plexuses. These findings indicate that this case may be a mild variant of chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction syndrome. The presence of megacystis should alert the physician to the possibility of chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction syndrome.
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Authors
Masaki Shimizu, Sayaka Nishio, Kazuyuki Ueno, Tadafumi Yokoyama, Seisho Sakai, Shuya Nagaoki, Naotoshi Sugimoto, Kazuhide Ohta, Masatoshi Miyamoto, Akihiro Yachie,