Intestinal atresia in twins

Intestinal atresia is a congenital anomaly which results in the discontinuity or narrowing of the bowel lumen. Although intestinal atresia is a common congenital malformation, it rarely occurs in twins. In this case report we present on twins born with jejunal atresias at a community hospital in For...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric surgery case reports 2022-07, Vol.82, p.102316, Article 102316
Main Authors: Fair, Lucas, Johnson, Brett, Uffman, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apple peel atresia
Case report
Diagnosis
Double-bubble
Intestinal atresia
Malformation
Twins
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Summary:Intestinal atresia is a congenital anomaly which results in the discontinuity or narrowing of the bowel lumen. Although intestinal atresia is a common congenital malformation, it rarely occurs in twins. In this case report we present on twins born with jejunal atresias at a community hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. This is the 8th reported twin pair with jejunal atresia and the 19th overall report of twins with intestinal atresia.
ISSN:2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102316