Journal de pathologie chirurgicale et de diagnostic

Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction Due to Abnormal Layering of Muscularis Propria: A Case Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

Abstract

Hina Maqbool*, Sajid Mushtaq, Usman Hassan, Mudassar Hussain, Noreen Akhtar and Iram Khan

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) is a rare gastrointestinal disorder which impairs gastrointestinal motility. It can affect adults as well as children. In this report a 3 year old child who presented with a history of mass at rectosigmoid junction is described, along with a 27 year old female who presented with intestinal obstruction. On gross examination, no tumor was identified in both cases. Microscopic examination revealed additional hypertrophic muscular layer; in first case in between inner circular and outer longitudinal layers and in second case external to normal muscularis externa.