[Diagnostic image (14). Atresia of the ascending colon].
A newborn girl developed a distension of the abdomen within a few hours after birth. A plain abdominal film showed multiple dilated bowel loops, with the widest in the right lower abdomen. At surgery atresia of the ascending colon was found.
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Universitair Medisch Centrum/Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, afd. Kinderradiologie, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht.
D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007813:Laparotomy; D011859:Radiography