Megacystis and megacolon in an infant with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

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Megacystis and megacolon in an infant with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Sato T, Ito H, Miyazaki S, Komine S, Hayashida Y.

Department of Pediatrics, Saga Medical School, Japan.

We report a 14 month old male infant with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome who became

'anuric' due to an acutely dilated urinary bladder. Although the patient was

also found to have megacolon, no diverticulum was seen in his gastrointestinal

tract or urinary bladder. In order to decompress the urinary bladder and

colonic wall, we put an indwelling urinary catheter in place for 2 months, and

carried out daily glycerin enema for 3 months. All urological and

gastrointestinal

symptoms subsided with this intensive medical treatment. The diagnosis of

megacystis and megacolon was made very early in life for this patient. This may

indicate that the striking extension of gastrointestinal and bladder wall may

lead to the development of diverticula of gastrointestinal and urinary tracts in

later life.

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PMID: 8379331 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]