Congenital segmental dilatation of the small bowel

Congenital Segmental Dilatation of the Small Bowel (CSD)

“…Abdominal distension and vomiting are common symptoms [3]. Anemia as well as solitary gastrointestinal bleeding have been reported in older children [2,3,5,8,11]. Our patient was symptomatic at an early age but misrecognition led to severe cachexia and detection of the definitive diagnosis only at the age of 9 years, which makes him, to our knowledge, the oldest case of dilatation in its jejunal form.…”

“…Congenital segmental dilatation (CSD) of the small bowel is a rare cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction [1,7,8] and is associated with various degrees of intestinal obstruction [3]. CSD most frequently involves the small bowel [3], mainly the ileum and exceptionally the jejunum, duodenum or Meckel's diverticulum [3,5,12].…”

“…CSD is considered to be congenital, although it can be observed in older children [3,8]. It can also manifest as a prenatal intestinal obstruction [5,8,9].…”

“…CSD is considered to be congenital, although it can be observed in older children [3,8]. It can also manifest as a prenatal intestinal obstruction [5,8,9]. Neonates with CSD of the small bowel show symptoms of complete or recurrent intestinal obstruction, which often appear within the first few days of life [1 -3, 7] and commonly simulate Hirschprung's disease [5,8].…”

“…It can also manifest as a prenatal intestinal obstruction [5,8,9]. Neonates with CSD of the small bowel show symptoms of complete or recurrent intestinal obstruction, which often appear within the first few days of life [1 -3, 7] and commonly simulate Hirschprung's disease [5,8]. Abdominal distension and vomiting are common symptoms [3].…”