Pseudoprune belly syndrome; its' associations and management challenge in a developing country: a case report.

Background: Pseudo prune belly syndrome is an incomplete expression of the triad syndrome. Its incidence is poorly documented worldwide. We are not aware of any documented cases in Nigeria in recent times.

Pilot study on one-stage colonic resection without lavage in obstructed left colon in children in an emergency setting.

Classically, left-sided colon obstruction is managed by a multi-staged resection and defunctioning colostomy. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of single-stage resection and anastomosis without intraoperative colonic lavage for acute left-sided colonic obstruction in children. Between October 2000 and May 2006, nine consecutive patients who had a one-stage left-sided colon resection without preceding colonic lavage were evaluated.