Ouaïssi M, Berdah S V, Barthet M, Orsoni P, Grimaud J C, Boubli L, Brunet C
Département de pathologie digestive, hôpital Nord, chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 20, France.
Ann Chir. 2004 Feb;129(1):34-6. doi: 10.1016/j.anchir.2003.12.009.
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a rare and severe complication of Hischsprung's disease. Aggravation of unknown or undertreated Hischsprung's disease may be seen during pregnancy. To our knowledge, the following case is the first combining those two elements: necrotizing enterocolitis in a 20 years old women operated on of Hischsprung's disease when she was six months. The final diagnosis was made 24 hours later. Definitive treatment was a three-stage ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.