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01-11-2007 | Short Report
A rare type of ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception
Authors:
Wen-Chin Huang, Chih-Hsin Wang, Yeong-Seng Yuh, Yi-Hsin Chen, Chih-Chun Chu
Published in:
European Journal of Pediatrics
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Issue 11/2007
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Abstract
Intrauterine intussusception is an extremely rare cause of intestinal atresia. We report on a full-term neonate with clinical manifestations of intestinal obstruction two days after birth. The prenatal sonography at the late stage of pregnancy did not show any abnormality. The barium enema suggested distal intestinal obstruction. At surgery, a visible ileo-ileal intussusception resulting in ileal atresia was found. According to our knowledge, this presentation of ileal atresia did not fit into the present classification and have not yet been reported on. We present this rare type of ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception with operative evidence, which is the first case reported in the medical literature so far.