Total intestinal atresia: Revisiting the pathogenesis of congenital atresias

• Main Authors: Neel Aggerwal (Author), Nidhi Sugandhi (Author), Harshita Kour (Author), Goutam Chakraborty (Author), Samir Kant Acharya (Author), Amit Jadhav (Author), Deepak Bagga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Despite various theories to explain the pathogenesis of atresias, the exact mechanism is still controversial. Currently, atresias are believed to result from vascular accidents and less likely due to the failure of recanalization. We report a case which challenges this belief. A 1-day-old neonate wa...