Background: Neonatal intestinal obstruction is one of the emergency conditions with many etiologies, amongst which congenital segmental dilatation of small intestine is one, which is characterized by three to four folds increase in diameter of the bowel. Immaturity of ganglion cells of large intestine is also one of the congenital intestinal neuronal malformations which may cause neonatal intestinal obstruction. Prompt diagnosis of these conditions is very difficult as clinical and radiological features are non-specific to them. Case Presentation: A 3-day-old male baby presented with failure to pass meconium, abdominal distension, and bilious vomiting. At surgery, the baby had congenital segmental pseudo-dilatation of jejunum with immature ganglion cells in colon. Since it was not typical of a congenital segmental dilatation, it was left as such. The baby needed another laparotomy for resection of segmental pseudo-dilatation along with ileostomy. Conclusion: Because of rarity and diagnostic dilemma, re-laparotomy with ileostomy, which could have been avoided, were performed in the baby. Lack of typical features of congenital segmental dilatation along with presence of immature ganglion cells in the colon were unusual findings in this case

Introduction: Cohen’s cross trigonal ureteric reimplantation is the gold standard for surgical management of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) in children with high success rate. The objective of this study was to evaluate and assess the outcome of open Cohen’s procedure in children with VUR.  Methods: A retrospective review of all patients with VUR who underwent Cohen’s procedure between March 2010 and February 2020 was done. The following were recorded for each patient: age, sex, grade of reflux, operative time, outcome and complications.  Results: The series consisted of 40 patients (25 girls and 15 boys) who underwent Cohen’s procedure with a mean age of 32 months (6 months to 8 years). Bilateral repairs were performed in 16 patients (40%) in the same setting and unilateral repair in 24 patients (60%). Twenty-two patients (55%) had grade IV VUR, 13 patients (32.5%) had grade V VUR and 05 patients (12.5%) had grade III VUR. Mean operative time for bilateral repairs was 249.4(200-290) minutes and 158.3(130-180) minutes for unilateral repair respectively. The mean length of hospital stay was 10.55 (7-15) days. Major complications included two persistent VURs, and one case of bladder hematoma. Postoperative ultrasound abdomen in all patients and micturating cystourethrogram in few patients was obtained, in which 38 patients (95%) had normal study. Conclusion: Cohen’s uretric reimplantation is a standard procedure in paediatric VUR. For better outcome, patient selection and refinement of operative technique should be pursued.