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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2018; 05(02): 129-131
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-018-0163-5
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Congenital Pouch Colon: A Case Report

Divya Singh 
1   Prime Imaging & Prenatal Diagnostics, SCO 155, Sector 24D, 160023, Chandigarh, India
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Ladbans Kaur
1   Prime Imaging & Prenatal Diagnostics, SCO 155, Sector 24D, 160023, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

Congenital pouch colon (CPC) is a rare condition in which a variable length of colon is converted into a pouch which communicates with the urogenital tract. We report the antenatal sonographic findings of a boy found to have CPC type I postnatally, which was suspected to be an anorectal malformation in utero. This entity has been described in the literature mainly from the Indian subcontinent. Therefore, it is an important differential diagnosis to be kept in mind in fetuses with abnormal large bowel pattern.

Keywords

Congenital pouch colon - Ultrasound - Fetus - Bowel - Anorectal malformation


Publication History

Received: 24 February 2018

Accepted: 08 March 2018

Article published online:
08 May 2023

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