Segmental dilation of the colon and the Stilling-Turk-Duane retraction syndrome

A case of a 3-year and 9-month-old girl with segmental dilation of the colon and the Duane Retraction Syndrome is reported. The dilated hypertrophied segment of the colon had no taenia coli. Dysfunction of this segment was demonstrated both radiologically and clinically by a non-functioning clostomy placed at the apparent distal transition zone. The proximal and distal colonic segments were normal and a resection of the dilated segment was curative. The relevant literature is reviewed (AU)