Abstract

Congenital pouch colon (CPC) is an unusual malformation characterized by dilatation of a shortened colon associated with an anorectal malformation (ARM). We report about three patients transferred to our department with the initial diagnosis of an imperforate anus. A rare form of complete congenital pouch colon (CCPC) without a genitourinary fistula was diagnosed during the preoperative diagnostic evaluations at our institute. Definitive surgery was performed by tube coloplasty of the colonic pouch segment and posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP). Long term follow-up at a range of one to three years was fairly satisfactory in terms of function and without any loco-regional complications.