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Congenital Atresia of the Colon: A Review and a Case Report
Author(s) -
Lanigan Michael W.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1975.tb05753.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atresia , incidence (geometry) , general surgery , pediatrics , surgery , intensive care medicine , optics , physics
Current concepts of the incidence, œtiology, diagnosis and management of atresia of the colon are outlined. A case report of Type III atresia treated by a one‐stage procedure is presented. It is felt that the use of parenteral alimentation played a major part in the successful outcome