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COMPLETE AGENESIS OF THE MID‐GUT: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
BRUCE M. B.,
COUTTS J. P.
Publication year - 1982
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.1445-2197.1982.tb05408.x
Subject(s) - medicine , agenesis , superior mesenteric artery , surgery
A male child was born with complete agenesis of the mid gut, a condition incompatible with life. This was found in association with failure of development of the superior mesenteric artery. An extensive review of the literature failed to reveal another case similar to the report that follows.