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Grossly dilated colon transverse and sigmoid colon.
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At laparotomy, a hugely dilated transverse and sigmoid colon with a transition zone at the lower sigmoid was found (fig. 1).
Lack of connective tissue between figure circular and longitudinal layer.
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Histopathology slides were reviewed multiple times and reported as lack of connective tissue of the colonic wall leading to the diagnosis of desmosis coli (fig. 2).