Descending Colon Obstruction Caused by a Parietocolic Band : A Case Report

POTCHAVIT APHINIVES,M.D.*, AKE PUKKEM, M.D.*, VA JARABHONGSA BHUDHISAW ASDI, M.D., FRCSEd.*

Affiliation : *Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002. Thailand.

AbstractA 54-year-old male who had no history of previous surgery presented with chronic inter mittent constipation. A barium enema showed a 2-cm stenotic lesion at the junction between splenic flexure and descending colon. A colonoscopy revealed extra-luminal compression without mucosal lesion. Laparotomy revealed a parietocolic band compressing the proximal part of the descending colon. The band was lysed. The patient's symptom has improved since the procedure.

Keywords : Colon Obstruction, Parietocolic Band

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