[What can we do to improve our management of intestinal atresia?].
OBJECTIVE
To review our management of intestinal atresia (AI).


METHODS
A retrospective review of patientes with AI, from 1995 to 2011.


RESULTS
AI was identified in 41 patients, 29,2% had maternal polyhydramnios and 48,7% were diagnosed prenatally. Four of them had Down Syndrome and 18 had cardiopathy. Duodenal atresia-stenosis (AD) was present in 21 patients, that were treated by 19 duodenoduodenostomy, 1 duodenojejunostomy and 1 duodenotomy with duodenal membrane resection. Jejunoileal atresia (AYI) was present in 20 patients and we performed 15 end to end anastomosis, 1 íleo-colic anastomosis, 1 ileostomy, 2 jejunostomies and 1 end to end anastomosis with jejunostomy. Nine AYI were reoperated: 6 bowel obstructions, 1 evisceration and 2 colo-rectal atresia. The average time on parenteral nutrition was 29 days and average hospital stay was 37,3 days. One AD died due to heart disease. In AYI, 2 required transfer to another center due to short bowel.


CONCLUSIONS
Prenatal diagnosis of AI is difficult, especially AYI, which is only prenatally diagnosed in 35% of cases. AD respond better to surgery and rarely require reoperation, but mortality is higher than AYI because 57% suffer from heart disease. Reoperations are frecuent in AYI (45% of our patients), usually due to obstruction, ostomy closure and problems resulting from extensive bowel resections. It's important to keep in mind colorectal atresias, which can not be identified.
Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Infantil Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza. reyesdelgado@yahoo.es
R
R
Delgado Alvira
A
A
González Esgueda
B
B
Estors Sastre
R
R
Escartín Villacampa
M
M
Ruiz de Temiño Bravo
M
M
Romeo Ulecia
J
J
Elías Pollina
D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies