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Figure 1: Atresia of the ascending colon with hugely distended cecum.
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Operative finding was type I atresia of the ascending colon just distal to hugely distended cecum (Fig. 1, 2).
Figure 2: Mucosal septum of type I atresia and narrow lumen of ascending colon.
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Operative finding was type I atresia of the ascending colon just distal to hugely distended cecum (Fig. 1, 2).
Figure 3: Contrast radiograph through ileostomy showing cecum and narrow lumen of unused distal colon.
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After 3 weeks a contrast radiograph through ileostomy was performed to confirm the distal patency before ileostomy reversal (Fig. 3).