Malrotation and intestinal atresias

Early Hum Dev. 2014 Dec;90(12):921-5. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.09.017. Epub 2014 Oct 13.

Abstract

This review encompasses four congenital conditions which present with symptoms of bowel obstruction in the neonatal period. The antenatal and postnatal features of malrotation, jejuno-ileal atresia, duodenal atresia and colonic atresia are discussed. Each condition is outlined including the classification, epidemiology, aetiology and presentation, and a summary of the surgical management is described.

Keywords: Colonic atresia; Duodenal atresia; Jejuno-ileal atresia; Malrotation; Volvulus.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Colon / abnormalities*
  • Colon / surgery
  • Duodenum / abnormalities*
  • Duodenum / surgery
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Ileum / abnormalities*
  • Ileum / surgery
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intestinal Atresia / pathology
  • Intestinal Atresia / surgery*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / pathology
  • Intestinal Obstruction / surgery*
  • Jejunum / abnormalities*
  • Jejunum / surgery