Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome. 1995

J C Kupferman, and C L Stewart, and D M Schapfel, and F J Kaskel, and R N Fine
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8111, USA.

The megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome is a congenital disorder characterized by urinary bladder distension and hypoperistalsis throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract. We present a new case with the typical clinical, radiological, and pathological findings of the syndrome. The diagnosis should be suspected in a patient who present clinically with intestinal obstruction and urinary retention, and confirmed with imaging studies, including abdominal plain films, urinary tract ultrasonography, and contrast studies of the colon and the bladder. The prognosis is generally very poor. Our patient died secondary to sepsis on day 5 of life.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007415 Intestinal Obstruction Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL. Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D008297 Male Males
D010528 Peristalsis A movement, caused by sequential muscle contraction, that pushes the contents of the intestines or other tubular organs in one direction. Peristalses
D003106 Colon The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the RECTUM. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; the TRANSVERSE COLON; the DESCENDING COLON; and the SIGMOID COLON. Appendix Epiploica,Taenia Coli,Omental Appendices,Omental Appendix,Appendices, Omental,Appendix, Omental
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004108 Dilatation, Pathologic The condition of an anatomical structure's being dilated beyond normal dimensions. Ectasia,Dilatation, Pathological,Dilatations, Pathologic,Dilatations, Pathological,Pathologic Dilatation,Pathologic Dilatations,Pathological Dilatation,Pathological Dilatations
D005767 Gastrointestinal Diseases Diseases in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Cholera Infantum,Gastrointestinal Disorders,Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders,Gastrointestinal Disorders, Functional,Disease, Gastrointestinal,Diseases, Gastrointestinal,Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder,Gastrointestinal Disease,Gastrointestinal Disorder,Gastrointestinal Disorder, Functional
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000015 Abnormalities, Multiple Congenital abnormalities that affect more than one organ or body structure. Multiple Abnormalities

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