title: Gastrointestinal tract anomalies: neonatal surgical problems.
abstract: This report deals only with anomalies, treated after prenatal diagnosis, with which we have experience. Other malformations have been intentionally excluded. The neonatal management of duodenal atresia and jejunoileal atresia is briefly outlined. Our early results in 7 cases treated after antenatal diagnosis are compared with 81 cases treated without the benefit of antenatal diagnosis. Antenatal diagnosis appears to improve the outcome in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Institute, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cacciari
mesh_terms: D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis