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Multiple gastrointestinal atresias with intraluminal calcifications
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
American Journal of Perinatology
|July 1, 1988
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This case report details multiple gastrointestinal atresias, a rare condition affecting the entire digestive tract from stomach to colon. Unfortunately, no survivors have been documented for this severe congenital defect.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Medical Genetics
Background:
- Congenital gastrointestinal atresias represent a spectrum of obstructive anomalies.
- Multiple atresias involving the entire gastrointestinal tract are exceptionally rare.
Abstract:
A case is reported of multiple atresia of the entire gastrointestinal tract, extending from the stomach to the distal colon. The defect is rare and no survivors have been reported.