title: Apple peel small bowel. A review of twelve cases.
abstract: This is a review of 12 cases with apple peel small bowel with agenesis of the dorsal mesentery and intestinal atresia, 11 of them jejunal and 1 duodenal in type who were treated at the Clinica Infantil "La Paz" Madrid over a period of ten years (1969--1979). The associated anomalies, the surgical treatment and the cause of death as well as the etiology and pathogenesis of this malformation are discussed.
mesh_terms: D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply; D007583:Jejunum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008643:Mesentery / Q000002:abnormalities; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology