a Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Calcutta Medical Research Institute, 7/2 Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata 700027, West Bengal, India b Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospitals, Kolkata, India
Abstract:
Congenital segmental dilatation of a portion of the small intestine in neonates causing intestinal obstruction is quite uncommon. We hereby report 2 such cases. In both infants, there was localized dilatation of the ileum with collapse of the distal bowel and functional intestinal obstruction without loss of continuity of the bowel wall or lack of ganglion cells.