- congenital pouch colon
- a developmental anomaly of the colon in which part or all of it is replaced by a dilated pouch, accompanied by anorectal malformation and a fistula between the colon and the genitourinary tract.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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