Rare Case of Adult Intestinal Hypoganglionosis and Review of the Literature

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Journal Clin J Gastroenterol

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2021 Jan 27

PMID 33502729

Citations 2

Authors

Alice Lee

Thomas Surya Suhardja

Ian Simpson

James Tow-Hing Lim

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Abstract

Intestinal hypoganglionosis is a rare condition in adults. We report a case of intestinal hypoganglionosis in the mid-distal transverse colon to splenic flexure in a 65-year-old female patient presenting with altered bowel habit and abdominal distension, and reviewed the current literature on this topic. Our patient had a medical history of neurofibromatosis type 1. A preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a grossly dilated transverse colon without obstruction. A laparotomy for subtotal colectomy was performed, with histopathology demonstrating intestinal hypoganglionosis.

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