Ileocecal valve atresia with volvulus
Atresia of the ileocecal valve is a very rare etiology of neonatal intestinal obstruction. We report the case of a newborn who presents a neonatal occlusion in whom the exploration has found a volvulus of the last intestinal loop and the cecum which were necrotic secondarily to atresia of the Bauhin...
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2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Atresia of the ileocecal valve is a very rare etiology of neonatal intestinal obstruction. We report the case of a newborn who presents a neonatal occlusion in whom the exploration has found a volvulus of the last intestinal loop and the cecum which were necrotic secondarily to atresia of the Bauhin valve. A resection ileocecal and ileocolic anastomosis have been realize. |
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| Item Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102177 |