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Updated: Dec 25 2021

Duodenal Atresia

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  • Snapshot
    • A 45-year-old woman with polyhydramnios delivers a male infant with Down syndrome. Shortly after birth, the infant vomits greenish-yellow fluid. Imaging reveals two distinct pockets of air in the abdominal region.
  • Introduction
    • Congenital failure of the duodenal lumen to completely recanalize
  • Epidemiology
    • > 1:10,000 births
  • Differential
    • Pyloric stenosis, tracheoesophageal fistula
  • diagnosis
    • Diagnosis based primarily on imaging
  • Complications
    • Without treatment, condition is lethal
  • Prognosis
    • Full recovery is expected after surgical correction
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Pediatrics | Duodenal Atresia
  • Pediatrics
  • - Duodenal Atresia
6:32 min
4/4/2024
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