Infectious and inflammatory disease states have been associated with colonic strictures. These stricture formations are frequently single and localized in the left colon. Multiple strictures can occur 15% and localization of these in colon ascendens like our case, has not been reported in the literature. We report a 51 days old female child which was born through cesarean section because of chorioamnionitis to an otherwise healthy thirdgravida mother. The 45th day after birth an incomplete ileus was revealed with abdominal distention and bilious vomiting. The operative findings were dilated intestinal loops and two consecutive strictures in the ascendens colon and hepatic flexure. Local resection of the pathological bowel was done and primary ileocolic end to end anastomosis was performed.

 

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