Intrauterine omphalic ileal entrapment as an unusual cause of ileal atresia: report of a case.
We report a case of ileal atresia (IA) caused by an omphalic ring closure anomaly. A 2-day-old male neonate started vomiting bile, accompanied by abdominal distention. Laparotomy revealed that the distal part of the ileum was entrapped within the omphalic ring and that this entrapped segment of ileum was atretic. To our knowledge, this potential mechanism of IA has not been described before.
Pratap
Akshay
A
Division of Pediatric Urology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039, USA.
Yadav
Rohit P
RP
Bajracharya
Amir
A
Agrawal
Amit
A
Bhatta
Nisha
N
Agrawal
Chandra Shekhar
CS
D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000209:etiology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D014816:Vitelline Duct / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000196:embryology*