Segmental dilatation of the intestine

Hernia of Umbilical Cord with Segmental Dilatation of Ileum: Cause or Effect?

“…This abnormal folds/vessel in the mesentery have been noted by some authors and is evident on some of the photographs in previous published articles [4,5].…”

Segmental Dilatation of Small Bowel

“…In older children they may have persistent anemia, protein loosing enteropathy (From ulcerations due the heterotopic mucosa) (8) or with associated Hirschsprung's disease. (1,7) In our patient, the proximal bowel and distal bowel were normal in caliber, the colon appears to be normal in size and thickness, hence ruling the presence of total colonic aganglionosis. The diagnosis is usually made intraoperatively.…”

“…(8) Some studies have reported the presence of heterotrophic mucosa like gastric or pancreatic akin to duplication of bowel or Meckel's diverticulum. (1,6,7) In our patient the dilatation was saccular, with a single cavity with proximal bowel entering and distal bowel exiting. The histopathology showed no evidence of heterotrophic mucosa, thereby ruling out the diagnosis of duplication of bowel.…”

“…(1,7) The child may present with an antenatal diagnosis of mass abdomen (as in our patient) or postnatal mass abdomen or neonatal obstruction. In older children they may have persistent anemia, protein loosing enteropathy (From ulcerations due the heterotopic mucosa) (8) or with associated Hirschsprung's disease.…”

Congenital segmental dilatation of the duodenum: Report of a case

“…8 Ben Brahim et al suspected a primitive neuromuscular dysfunction of the bowel. 9 There is no doubt that the entity develops in the early stage of fetal development. Consistent with this, in the present case prenatal US showed an intra-abdominal cyst in the fetus as early as at 9 weeks' gestation.…”