2-month-old girl suffers from rare congenital colon atresia

X-ray image of colon atrophy in a child patient - Photo provided by the hospital

A 2-month-old girl in Can Tho City was brought to the Can Tho Children's Hospital by her family in a state of vomiting and abdominal distension. According to the family, since birth, the baby had been drinking little, often vomiting and had an abdominal distension, and had not had a bowel movement for almost 20 days.

At the hospital, after examination and necessary tests and paraclinical tests, general surgeons determined that the baby had congenital colon atresia - a very rare disease.

The patient was immediately scheduled for laparotomy, where doctors discovered a section of the child's colon had abnormally shrunk. The surgical team removed the suspended colon and created a temporary anus for the patient.

After the surgery, the baby received special care in the neonatal department. After 2 weeks of surgery, a month later the baby was discharged from the hospital and had gained 1.5 kg, and his health had recovered well. According to the doctors, the patient will soon be scheduled for a follow-up visit to have the temporary anus closed. If successful, the patient will recover well and return to normal life as other children.

According to Dr. Ta Vu Quynh - Head of General Surgery Department, Can Tho Children's Hospital, congenital colon atresia is a rare disease in children at birth. The disease has a very low rate in children born alive. Up to now, the disease has only been reported in a few cases at major pediatric surgery centers around the world .

Symptoms depend on the classification of the disease, but are mainly found in children born with no meconium or slow meconium passage, less meconium than children of the same age, no weight gain in the first month, malnutrition in the following months, unexplained vomiting, and abnormal abdominal distension.

This is a very difficult disease to diagnose and treat, requiring active coordination between many pediatric specialties. When families discover that their children have the above signs, they should immediately take them to specialized hospitals for timely examination.

THAI LUY

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