Under pressure: a contribution to the pathogenesis of acquired ileal atresia.
An acquired ileal atresia is a rare occurrence. A 3-week-old neonate is presented, who developed postnatally a type 2 ileal atresia and an ileal stenosis within a pre-existing internal hernia secondary to an adhesion band. The literature reports a total of eight cases (4 females) with acquired ileal atresia in babies ranging in age from 3 weeks to 2 years (median 4 months). Mechanical forces (eg, adhesion band, intussusception and volvulus) onto the intestine are most frequently (75%) implicated as the primary event. The distal ileum is most often affected and a type 3A atresia is identified in six of eight (75%) cases.
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011312:Pressure