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| Year : 2022 | Volume
: 27
| Issue : 3 | Page : 345-347 |
Delayed presentation of jejunal atresia with multiple enteric fistula: A case report and review of literature
Ruchira Nandan, Anjan Kumar Dhua, Devendra Kumar Yadav, Vishesh Jain, Prabudh Goel
Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Devendra Kumar Yadav
Room No-4002, Teaching Block, Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_17_21
A 6-month-old boy presented with features of intestinal obstruction. Laparotomy revealed Type IIIa jejunal atresia. The proximal and distal bowel loops were in continuity through multiple fistulae between the adjoining bowel loops. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first report of congenital Type IIIa intestinal atresia surviving beyond the neonatal age without surgery.
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