BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Colonic atresia (CA) is one of the rarest causes of neonatal
intestinal obstructions, and no large series can be reported. Therefore, we did perform a …

Five cases of the Hirschsprung's disease–congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
(CCHS) association are presented and 41 other published cases reviewed. These children …

Colonic atresia (CA) is a very rare cause of intestinal obstruction, and little information has
been available about the management and predictors of outcome. A retrospective clinical …

Background: Colonic atresia (CA) is a rare form of congenital intestinal atresia. Although CA
may be isolated, it is more commonly reported in literature in association with other …

Fourteen cases of colonic atresia seen over a 38-year period are reviewed with particular
reference to clinical presentation and pitfalls in management. Seven had Type I atresia, two …

Although rare, patients with Hirschsprung's disease (HD) may be admitted with colonic
volvulus. Among 302 patients with HD two patients were admitted with colonic volvulus …

Three new cases of patients with co-occurrence of colonic atresia and Hirschsprung's
disease and a review of the literature (n= 5) are presented in this report. All patients (n= 8) …

Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a relatively common cause of intestinal obstruction in the
newborn. It is characterized by absence of ganglionic cells in the distal bowel beginning at …

Intrauterine infections with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) within the first 20 weeks of gestation,
resulting in congenital anomalies, are rare, although there are at least 71 cases cited in the …

Hirschsprung's disease associated with colonic atresia is rare. A boy with colonic atresia at
the hepatic flexure who had a colostomy in the neonatal period suffered from severe …