RESUMO
The association of congenital colonic atresia with imperforate anus is extremely rare. The authors were able to find only three case on our investigation of the English literature. We have recently managed a female infant with imperforate anus associated with atresia of the transverse colon.
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Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Anus Imperfurado , Colo , Colo TransversoRESUMO
The association of colonic atresia in patients with Down syndrome is a rare anomaly. The incidence of congenital atresia of the gastrointestinal tract has been estimated to be about one in 1500 births. Colonic atresia is rarer still, and is throut to comprise about 5% to 10% of this group. This intestinal atresia occurs in about 30% to 50% of patient with Down syndrome. We experienced a case of Down syndrome associated with colonic atresia in a 1 day old male. His initial chief complaints at the admission were severe abdominal distension and Down appearance. Diagnosis was confirmed by chromosomal study and operative laparotomy with end-to-end ileodescending colostomy. We report the case with brief review of related literatures.