Terminal ileal atresia, total colonic aganglionosis, and thrombophilia

Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2009 Sep-Oct;12(5):394-7. doi: 10.2350/08-09-0534.1.

Abstract

Inherited thrombophilia, a predisposition for a hypercoagulable state, has been associated with cases of intestinal atresia. In this communication, we report a case of terminal ileal atresia and total colonic aganglionosis (Hirschsprung's disease), a rarely documented association, in a neonate who seemed to have a hypercoagulable state. The case stresses the need for recognition of this sequence of events in order to achieve optimal management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / pathology*
  • Hirschsprung Disease / complications*
  • Hirschsprung Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Ileum / abnormalities*
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intestinal Atresia / complications*
  • Intestinal Atresia / pathology
  • Male
  • Thrombophilia / complications
  • Thrombophilia / congenital*
  • Thrombophilia / pathology