Hirschsprung’s Disease Masquerading as Obstructing Congenital Band in a Premature Neonate: A Double Pathology

Authors

  • Nik Amin Sahid Nik Lah Faculty Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88800 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Firdaus Mohd Hayati Faculty Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88800 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Yong Guang Teh Faculty Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88800 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria School of Medical Sciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia,16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Abstract

Chronic Feeding intolerance in preterm infants is often associated with necrotizing enterocolitis rather than Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) or intestinal obstruction due to congenital band. We report a case of a 26-day-old male born premature at 30 weeks of gestation presenting with recurrent episodes of desaturation and feeding intolerance which were initially thought to be due to NEC. However, the pathology was found to be a congenital band that caused partial intestinal obstruction and suction rectal biopsy subsequently showed it had characteristic features of HD. This dual pathology is a rare condition that required a high index of suspicion to be able to get a correct diagnosis especially in a premature baby with non-resolving chronic feeding intolerance or chronic partial obstruction.

Author Biographies

Nik Amin Sahid Nik Lah, Faculty Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88800 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Head of Department, Surgery Department,

Firdaus Mohd Hayati, Faculty Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88800 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Surgery Department

Yong Guang Teh, Faculty Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88800 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Radiology Department

Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria, School of Medical Sciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia,16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Surgery Department

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20.12.2018

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