Abstract
The megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome is part of a spectrum of intestinal motility disorders and is characterized by abdominal distension, lax abdominal musculature, incomplete intestinal rotation, microcolon, megacystis, bilious vomiting and decreased or absent intestinal peristalsis. In this report a newborn girl with megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome is reported.
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Yigit S, Barlas C, Yurdakok M, Onderoglu L, Zafer Y, Saltik I. The megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome: report of a case and review of the literature. Turk J Pediatr 1996; 38: 137-141.