Closed loop foregut obstruction in a premature neonate.
Multiple foregut atresias are exceedingly rare. We present a unique case of combined pyloric and duodenal atresia in a premature neonate. The anomaly appeared to evolve into a closed loop foregut obstruction in the postnatal period. Foregut continuity was established with a gastroduodenostomy, duodenoduodenostomy, and duodenal tapering. The child survived and continued to thrive at 2 years of age.
Chen
Tiffany
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Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Emil
Sherif
S
D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D011708:Pylorus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000601:surgery*