Open AccessIleocecal valve atresia: Introduction of a new surgical approach
Author(s) -
Seyed Abdollah Mousavi,
Leila Sarparast
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.129242
Subject(s) - ileocecal valve , medicine , ileum , atresia , terminal ileum , anastomosis , surgery , intestinal atresia
Ileocecal valve atresia is a very rare anomaly with only a few cases reported in the literature. The conventional therapy includes ileocecal resection and ileocolic anastomosis. Here, we present a patient with inborn ileocecal valve atresia in whom we successfully preserved the ileocecal valve and the terminal ileum through opening a valve and tapering the ileum in one operation.