We report a case of megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS) in a newborn female infant who presented with an abdominal mass, absent bowel sounds, and feeding intolerance with bilious emesis. MMIHS is a rare congenital bowel and bladder defect requiring surgery and chronic total parenteral nutrition in an attempt to sustain life. With few exceptions, it is predominately...

Megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS) is a rare and the most severe form of functional intestinal obstruction in the newborn. The major features of this congenital and usually lethal anomaly are abdominal distension, bile-stained vomiting, and absent or decreased bowel peristalsis. Abdominal distension is a consequence of the distended, unobstructed urinary bladder w...

A 1-day-old girl, late preterm (36 weeks 3 days) infant, was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit for respiratory distress and megacystis seen on a prenatal ultrasound at 24 of gestation. babygram (anteroposterior view entire body) showed absence bowel gas, abdominal revealed grade 4 bilateral hydronephrosis. The patient subsequently diagnosed with megacystis-microcolon–intestinal hypop...

Introduction Megacystismicrocolon -intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome(MMIHS) also called as BERDON SYNDROME is a rare congenital disease characterized by massive abdominal distension caused by a largely dilated non-obstructed urinary bladder, microcolon and decreased or absent intestinal peristalsis. It poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the surgeon. It the most severe form of fun...

The ultrasonographic and necropsy findings in a male fetus with the megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome are reported. The presence of vacuolation and degeneration in smooth muscle of bowel and bladder wall supports a previous suggestion that the macroscopic findings in this syndrome are the consequence of an underlying visceral myopathy. The unusual degree of severity of t...