Familial duodenal atresia: a report of two siblings.
The familial occurrence of duodenal atresia is extremely uncommon. The author reports duodenal atresia occurring in two siblings who underwent successful surgical repair at the Pediatric Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Ratchaburi Hospital. To the author's knowledge, this is the first report of familial duodenal atresia in Thailand.
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Department of Surgery, Ratchaburi Hospital, Thailand.
D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree