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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr;18(2):79-80.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.109359.

Prune belly syndrome with congenital pouch colon

Venkatesh M Annigeri  1 , Manjunath T Bhat, Harihar V Hegde, Rashmi V Annigeri, Anil B Halgeri
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Case Reports

Prune belly syndrome with congenital pouch colon

Venkatesh M Annigeri et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

We report a rare case of prune belly syndrome associated with congenital pouch colon, which was managed successfully.

Keywords: Congenital pouch colon; hydronephrosis; prune belly syndrome.

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Conflict of Interest: No

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Flabby abdomen with visible bowel loops and bilateral undescended testis
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Figure 2
Cross table prone lateral radiograph. Both the radiographs showing one large air-fluid level suggestive of a high anorectal anomaly with pouch colon
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intra-operative photograph showing an abrupt transition from the normal caliber proximal bowel to the distal dilated pouch (Type 4 pouch colon)
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