Apple-peel atresia presenting as foetal intestinal obstruction

• Main Authors: Ashok Yadavrao Kshirsagar (Author), Sushma Rajaram Desai (Author), Mayur Anant Nagvekar (Author), Gaurav Om Prakash Vasisth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Apple-peel atresia or Type 3 jejuno-ileal atresia (JIA) is an uncommon cause of foetal intestinal obstruction. Bowel obstruction in the foetus is diagnosed on the prenatal ultrasonography only in 50% cases. We report a case in which foetal intestinal obstruction was diagnosed on prenatal ultrasonogr...