Open AccessApple peel jejunal atresia: Successful management of a rare case
Author(s) -
Santosh B Kurbet,
Hemant S. Patil,
Sangappa Dhaded,
Bhandankar,
RS Mane
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the scientific society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7127
pISSN - 0974-5009
DOI - 10.4103/0974-5009.96470
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , deformity , atresia , surgery , intestinal atresia
Apple peel jejunal atresia is a rare congenital anomaly. This condition presents at birth as an intestinal obstruction, is diagnosed by X-rays and confirmed by laparatomy. Resection of the dilated proximal intestine and primary anastomosis is the treatment, but has a poor prognosis. We report here a rare form of atresia with apple peel deformity and its successful management