title: A rare type of ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception.
abstract: Intrauterine intussusception is an extremely rare cause of intestinal atresia. We report on a full-term neonate with clinical manifestations of intestinal obstruction two days after birth. The prenatal sonography at the late stage of pregnancy did not show any abnormality. The barium enema suggested distal intestinal obstruction. At surgery, a visible ileo-ileal intussusception resulting in ileal atresia was found. According to our knowledge, this presentation of ileal atresia did not fit into the present classification and have not yet been reported on. We present this rare type of ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception with operative evidence, which is the first case reported in the medical literature so far.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wen-Chin
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chih-Hsin
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yeong-Seng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yuh
authors.forename: Yi-Hsin
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chih-Chun
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000196:embryology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications* / Q000196:embryology; D008297:Male