title: Segmental dilatation of the ileum.
abstract: One of the rarer causes of intestinal obstruction in the neonatal period is segmental dilatation of the ileum. The case histories, radiological and histological details of four patients are presented together with a short review of the literature.
mesh_terms: D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007082:Ileum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography