An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boy
We report a case presenting with severe intermittent intestinal obstruction, most probably due to enteric nervous system abnormality associated with megacystis and micturition difficulty. Medical treatment consisting of pyridostigmine was very successful in our patient. The clinicopathologic...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2009-04-01
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| author | Ozlem Boybeyi Arbay Ozden Ciftçi Haluk Topaloğlu |
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We report a case presenting with severe intermittent intestinal obstruction, most probably due to enteric nervous system abnormality associated with megacystis and micturition difficulty. Medical treatment consisting of pyridostigmine was very successful in our patient. The clinicopathologic features of this very rare entity and its medical treatment are discussed with a brief review of the etiopathogenesis.
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| spelling | doaj-art-dda8d5c5da5b403889418c495b0c09a22025-08-20T02:55:39ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212009-04-01512An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boyOzlem Boybeyi0Arbay Ozden CiftçiHaluk TopaloğluDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. We report a case presenting with severe intermittent intestinal obstruction, most probably due to enteric nervous system abnormality associated with megacystis and micturition difficulty. Medical treatment consisting of pyridostigmine was very successful in our patient. The clinicopathologic features of this very rare entity and its medical treatment are discussed with a brief review of the etiopathogenesis. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2287 |
| spellingShingle | Ozlem Boybeyi Arbay Ozden Ciftçi Haluk Topaloğlu An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boy The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boy |
| title_full | An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boy |
| title_fullStr | An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boy |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boy |
| title_short | An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boy |
| title_sort | unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three year old boy |
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