Etiological spectrum of acute intestinal obstruction.
Gastrointestinal obstruction in children may be due to a variety of conditions. 150 cases of acute intestinal obstructions seen over a period of 180 months were reviewed. Intestinal atresia was the comonest cause (34, 22.4%).
Annigeri
Venkatesh M
VM
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160 012, India. jkmahajanjk@sify.com
Mahajan
J K
JK
Rao
K L N
KL
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male