Open AccessCongenital pouch colon with segmental dilatation of ileum: Congenital pouch colon type 6
Author(s) -
Rahul Gupta,
Prateek Sharma,
Arka Chatterjee,
Arvind Kumar Shukla,
Arun Kumar Gupta,
Lila Dhar Agrawal,
Ram Babu Goyal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_190_19
Subject(s) - pouch , medicine , ileum , mesenchyme , anatomy , surgery , mesenchymal stem cell , pathology
Congenital pouch colon (CPC) is classified on the basis of anatomic morphology into five types. Congenital segmental intestinal dilatation associated with anorectal malformation (ARM) is very rare. We are adding two neonates of CPC type 2 associated with segmental dilatation of the ileum to single similar case described in the literature till date. Temporary stomas with excision of either of the pouches should be considered. "Defective mesenchyme formation during organogenesis" due to abnormal mesenchymal precursor cells is hypothesized as the cause for both ARM and different types of CPC.