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Pediatric Surgery International
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International 3/2004

01-03-2004 | Original Article

The effect of antenatal diagnosis on the management of small bowel atresia

Authors: R. Basu, D. M. Burge

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 3/2004

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether babies with small bowel atresia (SBA) diagnosed antenatally followed a different course from those diagnosed postnatally. We reviewed the records of neonates admitted to a single institution between 1985 and 2000 with a diagnosis of SBA. Thirty-nine neonates presented with SBA, with antenatal diagnosis (AND) being made in 12 (31%). There was no difference between the AND and postnatal diagnosis (PND) groups in terms of gestational age at birth, but the AND group had a lower mean birth weight. The babies in the AND group were operated on more quickly than those in the PND group. Ten out of 12 (83%) AND patients required parenteral nutrition compared with 12 out of 27 (44%) in the PND group, and the AND group had a significantly longer mean length of stay and spent a longer time on parenteral nutrition than the PND group.
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Metadata
Title
The effect of antenatal diagnosis on the management of small bowel atresia
Authors
R. Basu
D. M. Burge
Publication date
01-03-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 3/2004
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-004-1140-8

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