Congenital pouch colon(CPC)is a rare malformation in which the distal part o f a shortened colon forms a dilated pouch.It is associated with an anorectal ma lformation.We report 2 patients with CPC,one with a cloaca a...Congenital pouch colon(CPC)is a rare malformation in which the distal part o f a shortened colon forms a dilated pouch.It is associated with an anorectal ma lformation.We report 2 patients with CPC,one with a cloaca and one with vestib ular fistula and vaginal atresia.It is the first description of CPC,vestibular fistula,and vaginal atresia.The purpose of this report was to demonstrate tha t the pouch can be split longitudinally-in analogy with Bianchi’s intestinal l engthening procedure [Bianchi A.Intestinal loop lengthening:a technique for in creasing small intestinal length.J Pediatr Surg 1980;15:145-51]-to create a v agina and to reconstruct the anorectum with preserved blood supply.展开更多
文摘Congenital pouch colon(CPC)is a rare malformation in which the distal part o f a shortened colon forms a dilated pouch.It is associated with an anorectal ma lformation.We report 2 patients with CPC,one with a cloaca and one with vestib ular fistula and vaginal atresia.It is the first description of CPC,vestibular fistula,and vaginal atresia.The purpose of this report was to demonstrate tha t the pouch can be split longitudinally-in analogy with Bianchi’s intestinal l engthening procedure [Bianchi A.Intestinal loop lengthening:a technique for in creasing small intestinal length.J Pediatr Surg 1980;15:145-51]-to create a v agina and to reconstruct the anorectum with preserved blood supply.
