Histochemical changes in
intestinal atresia and its implications on surgical management: A preliminary report.
5 Associated with 50%-60% 10%-20% prematurity 6 Necrotising Common (18%) Uncommon enterocolitis 7 Common associated Gastrointestinal Trisomy syndromes anomalies (10%-25%), (30%), cardiac
intestinal atresia, defects (20%), malrotation, Beckwith-Weidman cryptorchidism (31%) syndrome, bladder exstrophy 8 Prognosis Excellent for small Varies with defect associated anomalies 9 Mortality 5%-10% Varies with anomalies (80% in cardiac defects)
The portosystemic shunt and hyperammonemia in our patient can be considered an incidental finding or possibly a developmental defect along with the
intestinal atresia. The shunt in our baby closed spontaneously and the ammonia level returned to normal.
Different types of
intestinal atresia in identical twins.
(2) His work on the pathogenesis of
intestinal atresia is a good example of this belief.
This patient who delivered this baby with
intestinal atresia is a fourth gravida, nonconsanguineous couple, who had a third baby with abnormality and was terminated.
In contrast to small
intestinal atresia, ontogeny is thought to be secondary to failure of luminal recanalization [2].
Dr J H (Jannie) Louw, a general surgeon by training, had his interest in PS awakened in 1944 by the death, due to
intestinal atresia at 11 days, of his first-born son.
Kpila: Congenital small bowel diverticulosis and
intestinal atresia: A rare association.
Abnormalities of enteric neurons, intestinal pacemaker cells, and smooth muscle in human
intestinal atresia. J Pediatr Surg.
The proposed hypothesis is about an association of dilated bowel resulting from
intestinal atresia along with impaired vascular supply caused by inflammation occurring after intestinal perforation.