Split notochord syndrome with prolapsed congenital colostomy

Kiristioglu İ., Teitelbaum D., Dogruyol H.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, vol.33, no.3, pp.525-528, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90105-1
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.525-528
  • Keywords: split notochord syndrome, spina bifida, dorsal enteric fistula, DORSAL ENTERIC FISTULA
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A case of split notochord syndrome associated with a prolapsed colostomylike dorsal enteric opening, a foreshortened colon, imperforate anus, and meningocele is presented. The surgical management of this disorder is discussed and available literature reviewed. The patient was successfully treated with a combined, single-stage surgical correction. Copyright (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Company.