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Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome associated with megaesophagus.

Abstract
Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by megacystis and hypoperistalsis of the gastrointestinal tract. About 80 cases have been reported, predominantly in females. We present a female newborn with typical features of the syndrome associated with megaesophagus.
AuthorsA Al Harbi, K Tawil, S J Crankson
JournalPediatric surgery international (Pediatr Surg Int) Vol. 15 Issue 3-4 Pg. 272-4 ( 1999) ISSN: 0179-0358 [Print] Germany
PMID10370043 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Abnormalities, Multiple (pathology)
  • Colon (abnormalities)
  • Esophageal Achalasia (complications)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Peristalsis (physiology)
  • Syndrome
  • Urinary Bladder (abnormalities)

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