title: Congenital short-gut syndrome.
abstract: A case of congenital short gut is reported in a 4-month-old boy presenting with failure to thrive. Upper gastrointestinal examination (UGI) with small bowel follow-through (SBFT) demonstrated dilation of the duodenum and jejunum, with rapid transit to rectum. On barium enema (BE), rapid transit of barium was noted to the dilated proximal small bowel seen on UGI/SBFT. Neither study delineated the ileocecal region, and the overall length of bowel appeared short. The diagnosis of congenital short gut was confirmed at surgery. Congenital short-gut syndrome is a rare entity. The diagnosis can be suggested by imaging, but is usually confirmed operatively.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Radiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Room F3503, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0252, USA.
authors.forename: Gauravi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sabharwal
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Strouse
authors.forename: Saleem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Najeeb
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zoubi
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004733:Enema; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate