Topical intraperitoneal papaverine to minimize non-viable bowel resection from non-occlusive bowel ischemia in neonatal segmental volvulus: A case report

• Main Authors: Roger Chen Zhu (Author), Gamal Marey (Author), Vadim Kurbatov (Author), David Kashan (Author), Jason Sulkowski (Author), Gainosuke Sugiyama (Author), Francisca Tolete Velcek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Arrest in the embryologic intestinal rotation around the superior mesenteric artery prevents proper mesenteric attachment and subjects the gut to volvulus and ischemia which may lead to bowel resection. The length of non-viable resected bowel has been shown by Teitelbaum et al. to be an independent...