Total tubular triplication of colon
Total tubular triplication of the colon is rare, with 9 cases reported so far in the world literature. We present a male patient born at 38 weeks and found to have total triplication of his colon. We call for clinician reporting of this rare anomaly to grow the literature base and aid diagnosis and...
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doaj-8b2e073d31a449fd802fa08bd9f2cb8d2020-11-25T02:08:44ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662020-04-0155Total tubular triplication of colonMichaela Gaffley0Alan A. Reyes Cruz1Lucas P. Neff2José Uriel Ferrufino3Wake Forest, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, United States; Corresponding author. Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, United States.Wake Forest, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, United StatesWake Forest, Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, United StatesHospital for Children Manuel Ascencio Villarroel, Cochabamba, BoliviaTotal tubular triplication of the colon is rare, with 9 cases reported so far in the world literature. We present a male patient born at 38 weeks and found to have total triplication of his colon. We call for clinician reporting of this rare anomaly to grow the literature base and aid diagnosis and treatment. Keywords: Anorectal malformation, Congenital abnormalities, Tubular triplication of the colonhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357662030052X |
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Total tubular triplication of the colon is rare, with 9 cases reported so far in the world literature. We present a male patient born at 38 weeks and found to have total triplication of his colon. We call for clinician reporting of this rare anomaly to grow the literature base and aid diagnosis and treatment. Keywords: Anorectal malformation, Congenital abnormalities, Tubular triplication of the colon |
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