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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 15
| Issue : 3 | Page : 96-97 |
Congenital segmental dilatation of jejunoileal region in a newborn: Unusual clinical and radiologic presentation
MM Harjai1, A Katiyar1, V Negi2, D Yadav3, M Sharma4
1 Department of Surgery, Army Hospital Research and Referral, Delhi - 110 010, India
2 Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, Delhi - 110 010, India
3 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Army Hospital Research and Referral, Delhi - 110 010, India
4 Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Army Hospital Research and Referral, Delhi - 110 010, India
Correspondence Address:
M M Harjai
Command Hospital, Southern Command, Pune - 411 040, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.71752
Segmental dilatation of the ileum is one of the uncommon causes of intestinal obstruction in neonates. We present a case of slow transit of bowel contents leading to suspicion of functional bowel obstruction in a new born, which on exploration turned out to be a case of segmental dilatation of the jejuno-ileal region. The clinical and radiological evaluation was suggestive of hypomotility disorder of gut, resulting in diagnostic dilemma and delayed surgical intervention.
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