Late presentation of incomplete jejunal atresia

Late presentation of incomplete jejunal atresia

Intestinal atresia is a life-threatening cause of intestinal obstruction in the neonate, and rarely a cause of intestinal obstruction in an infant. We report a rare presentation of an incomplete jejunal atresia in a 1-year and 7 months old girl. She presented with a sub-acute upper gastrointestinal...

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Main Authors: Elroy P. Weledji, Naiza Monono, Theophil Nana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620300464
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spelling doaj-cd20751b32dc491da54355ef75cd78582020-11-25T02:10:33ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662020-04-0155Late presentation of incomplete jejunal atresiaElroy P. Weledji0Naiza Monono1Theophil Nana2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon; Corresponding author. PO Box 126, Limbe, S.W. Region, Cameroon.Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, CameroonDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, CameroonIntestinal atresia is a life-threatening cause of intestinal obstruction in the neonate, and rarely a cause of intestinal obstruction in an infant. We report a rare presentation of an incomplete jejunal atresia in a 1-year and 7 months old girl. She presented with a sub-acute upper gastrointestinal obstruction since birth associated with failure to thrive. Laparotomy revealed a jejunal atresia (type 1) which was successfully managed by resection of the atresic segment and a side to side jejuno-jejunal anastomosis. Keywords: Congental, Atresia, Jejunumhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620300464
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description Intestinal atresia is a life-threatening cause of intestinal obstruction in the neonate, and rarely a cause of intestinal obstruction in an infant. We report a rare presentation of an incomplete jejunal atresia in a 1-year and 7 months old girl. She presented with a sub-acute upper gastrointestinal obstruction since birth associated with failure to thrive. Laparotomy revealed a jejunal atresia (type 1) which was successfully managed by resection of the atresic segment and a side to side jejuno-jejunal anastomosis. Keywords: Congental, Atresia, Jejunum
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