The radiology corner. Neonatal small left colon syndrome.
The signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction in the newborn infant often present a difficult diagnostic problem. Plain films often fail to differentiate small from large bowel obstruction. Contrast studies may be decisive and indicate the site of obstruction and its etiology. This is especially important in nonsurgical conditions as the following case of the "neonatal small left colon syndrome" illustrates.
D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008531:Megacolon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome