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Colonic atresia (CA) is a rare disease with an incidence range between one of 20 000 and one of 66 000 live births. Most CA are located within the proximal colon; distal CA are even rarer. Because of its rarity, another case shall be described herewith. A 37th week of pregnancy born child was noticed occurring multiple vomiting, a distended abdomen and additional whitish-bloody stool shortly thereafter. In the first operation, a double-barrel stoma was created. After sufficient weight gain and alignment of the stoma ends, a secondary anastomosis was created in the child after 2 months. The diagnosis can be made reliably on the basis of an X-ray and leads to a good outcome with prompt surgical intervention. However, accompanying malformations should always be considered.