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Delayed presentation of jejunal atresia Cover
Open Access
|Aug 2017

Abstract

Type I intestinal atresias (webs) are rare causes of gastrointestinal obstruction in infants, the most common site being the second portion of the duodenum. According to the Louw and Barnard classification, type 1 atresia has been defined as an intra-luminal web which results in either complete (web with no perforation) or incomplete (web with central perforation) intestinal obstruction. The jejunum is a rare site of such webs. Diagnosis of an incompletely obstructing web due to central perforation is usually difficult and challenging. We present two cases of jejunal web with a central perforation in which the presentation was delayed. Both were managed by excision of the web.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/devperiodmed.20172102.9597 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488
Language: English
Page range: 95 - 97
Submitted on: Mar 21, 2017
Accepted on: Apr 5, 2017
Published on: Aug 11, 2017
Published by: Institute of Mother and Child
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2017 Charu Sharma, Hemanshi Shah, Mukta Waghmare, Jayesh Desale, Pankaj Dwivedi, published by Institute of Mother and Child
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.