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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(02): 122-125
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.63054
Abdominal

Pictorial essay: Distal colostography

Mukund D Rahalkar
Department of Radiology, Sahyadri Hospital, Pune, India
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Anand M Rahalkar
Department of Radiology, Sahyadri Hospital, Pune, India
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Dilip M Phadke
Department of Paediatrics, Sahyadri Hospital, Pune, India
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Abstract

Distal colostography (DC), also called distal colography or loopography, is an important step in the reparative management of anorectal malformations (ARMs) with imperforate anus, Hirschsprung′s disease (occasionally) and colonic atresia (rarely) in children and obstructive disorders of the distal colon (colitis with stricture, carcinoma or complicated diverticulosis) in adults. It serves to identify/confirm the type of ARM, presence/absence of fistulae, leakage from anastomoses, or patency of the distal colon. We present a pictorial essay of DC in a variety of cases.

Keywords

Imperforate anus - imaging of anorectal malformations - pouch colon


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02 August 2021

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