A rare type of ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception.
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.
Huang
Wen-Chin
WC
Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, People's Republic of China.
Wang
Chih-Hsin
CH
Yuh
Yeong-Seng
YS
Chen
Yi-Hsin
YH
Chu
Chih-Chun
CC
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