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A female pre-term infant was delivered to a teenage mother who had fresh "meconium-stained" liquor during labour. At resuscitation, the baby had copious amount of greenish effluent coming from and also sucked out of the pharynx and stomach. She was subsequently diagnosed as having ileal atresia; the
In this retrospective study carried out covering the period, 1978-1991, 62 neonates were seen, diagnosed and treated for intestinal atresia which included: duodenal atresia and stenosis, small bowel atresia and atresia of large bowel. Locations of obstruction were duodenal in 17 patients, jejunal in
Although congenital pyloric atresia commonly occurs in isolation, it has rarely been reported in association with other alimentary tract atresias. This is a report of a newborn with congenital pyloric atresia associated with duodenal atresia, jejunal atresia, apple-peel ileal atresia, and
A 60-year-old woman was presented in emergency department with abdominal pain and vomiting for 1 day. She was known to have seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. Importantly, she was treated surgically for complex jejunal atresia and duplication surgery, when she was 6 days old. CT scan showed
Intussusception in neonates is rare. The authors report the second case in the Western literature of neonatal intussusception presenting as pneumoperitoneum. A male infant was referred 30 hours after birth because of possible midgut volvulus after emesis and failure to pass meconium. An abdominal
The records of 28 patients with duodenal and 31 with jejunoileal intestinal atresia or stenosis were studied. Vomiting and abdominal distention were the most prominent symptoms; an unusual colon may be present in jejunal as well as ileal obstruction and is not pathognomonic for ileal obstruction.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopic procedure in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital intestinal atresia and stenosis in neonates and infants.
METHODS
Between September 2009 and September 2013, 55 cases with intestinal atresia and stenosis underwent
Over a 13-year period, 24 children with intestinal atresia were managed at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. Intestinal atresia ranks as the second most common cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction (after anorectal malformation) in our hospital. Five children had duodenal
Acquired intestinal atresia in non-necrotizing enterocolitis affected patients is very rare. We report a 2 month old male infant who presented with bilious vomiting, abdominal distension and constipation. He was exclusively breast fed, gained weight and was asymptomatic till six weeks of age.
Bezoar formation is a rare but well-recognised complication of previous gastric surgery and persimmon ingestion. We present a case of bezoar formation in the duodenum of a child with a grossly dilated, dysmotile duodenum following surgery for jejunal atresia. The presenting symptoms were vomiting,
Bezoar formation is a rare but well-recognised complication of previous gastric surgery and persimmon ingestion. We present a case of bezoar formation in the duodenum of a child with a grossly dilated, dysmotile duodenum following surgery for jejunal atresia. The presenting symptoms were vomiting,
Whereas physiologic jaundice constitutes a common finding in neonates, a few cases present with cholestatic jaundice owing to various pathologic conditions, including extrahepatic biliary obstruction. We report the case of a 2-day-old female neonate presenting with neonatal cholestasis, nonbilious
Over a period of 19 years 22 children with intestinal atresia and stenosis were managed at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria. The condition ranks as the fourth most common cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction after anorectal malformation, Hirschsprung's disease and strangulated
OBJECTIVE
To determine contemporary patterns of presentation and trends in the management and outcome of 51 newborn infants with intestinal atresia.
METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed 51 cases of intestinal atresia between January 1983 and February 2003. Clinical data included antenatal history,