title: Ileocecal valve atresia: introduction of a new surgical approach.
abstract: Ileocecal valve atresia is a very rare anomaly with only a few cases reported in the literature. The conventional therapy includes ileocecal resection and ileocolic anastomosis. Here, we present a patient with inborn ileocecal valve atresia in whom we successfully preserved the ileocecal valve and the terminal ileum through opening a valve and tapering the ileum in one operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Abdollah
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mousavi
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sarparast
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007082:Ileum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male