The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2009 , Vol 51 , Num 2
An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boy
1Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
2Departments of Child Neurology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Boybeyi Ö, Özden Çiftçi A, Topaloğlu H. An unusual presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction in a three-year-old boy. Turk J Pediatr 2009; 51: 195-198.

We report a case presenting with severe intermittent intestinal obstruction, most probably due to enteric nervous system abnormality associated with megacystis and micturition difficulty. Medical treatment consisting of pyridostigmine was very successful in our patient. The clinicopathologic features of this very rare entity and its medical treatment are discussed with a brief review of the etiopathogenesis. Keywords : intestinal pseudoobstruction, autonomic neuropathy, visceral

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