case of sigmoid colon atresia

Atresia of the colon is one of the rare types among all the gastrointestinal atresias. Sigmoid colon is one of the rarest sites of coIon atresia. In most of the pediatric surgical centers one case per year is seen and only few cases of sigmoid atresia/ stenosis documented in literature. We report a case of male baby w o presented on 4th day of life with features of large intestinal obstruction. At laparotomy type II atresia of sigmoid colon was found, for which colostomy was done