Jejuno-ileal atresia in identical twins: report of a case

Small intestinal atresia occurring in twins is extremely rare. The aims of this study are to report a case of identical twins with different types of jejunal atresia, to review six other pairs of twins, and discuss the etiology. Our case was the seventh in which both twins were diagnosed to have jej...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2000-01, Vol.30 (5), p.438-440
Main Authors: Matsumoto, Y, Komatsu, K, Tabata, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anastomosis, Surgical - methods
Congenital Abnormalities - diagnosis
Congenital Abnormalities - surgery
Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods
Diseases in Twins - diagnosis
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Ileum - abnormalities
Ileum - surgery
Infant, Newborn
Jejunum - abnormalities
Jejunum - surgery
Male
Treatment Outcome
Twins, Monozygotic
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Summary:Small intestinal atresia occurring in twins is extremely rare. The aims of this study are to report a case of identical twins with different types of jejunal atresia, to review six other pairs of twins, and discuss the etiology. Our case was the seventh in which both twins were diagnosed to have jejuno-ileal atresia. Furthermore, they are also only the sixth and seventh patients known to survive. All the other published cases involved identical twins except one. Three pairs had different types of atresia and four pairs did not have any other anomalies. In addition, to date there have been no further indications of any other members of these families being affected with intestinal atresia. Therefore, we conclude that most such cases might be due to environmental influences during gestation.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s005950050619