Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction: A 5 Year Experience in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria

Closed gastroschisis is a rare entity usually associated with intestinal atresia and short bowel syndrome. We report two cases of closed gastroschisis presenting with neonatal intestinal obstruction and para-umbilical evisceration without an abdominal defect.

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Neonatal intestinal obstruction: report

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal ◽

10.26719/2000.6.1.187 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 187-193

Author(s):

G. A. Nasir ◽

S. Rahma ◽

A. H. Kadim

Keyword(s):

Mortality Rate ◽

Conservative Treatment ◽

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Imperforate Anus ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Duodenal Atresia ◽

Colonic Atresia ◽

Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Age Range ◽

Surgical Unit

We reviewed 36 cases of neonatal intestinal obstruction admitted to our surgical unit over a 10-year period, 1986-1996, for surgical intervention following the failure of conservative treatment. There were more males than females and the age range was 12 hours-26 days. Imperforate anus was the main cause of the obstruction [27.8%] followed by duodenal atresia [13.9%] and colonic atresia and meconium ileus [11.1% each]. There were 8 deaths following surgery [22% mortality rate], the main causes being aspiration pneumonia, septicaemia and hypothermia

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Jejunal Windsock Deformity: A Rare Cause of Incomplete Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction

Journal of Neonatal Surgery ◽

10.21699/jns.v5i4.384 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 57

Author(s):

Vijai Datta Upadhyaya ◽

Basant Kumar ◽

Amrit Gupta ◽

Kirti Narangane ◽

Anita Singh

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Bowel Obstruction ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Suspected Case ◽

Diagnosis And Management ◽

Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Male Neonate

Incomplete intestinal obstruction due to windsock web of the jejunum is uncommonly notice in neonates. We present a male neonate, prenatally suspected case of proximal bowel obstruction, who was found to have features of incomplete intestinal obstruction due to windsock deformity in jejunum. The difficulty in the diagnosis and management is discussed along with relevant literature review.

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Varied Presentation of Congenital Segmental Dilatation of the Intestine in Neonates: Report of Three Cases

Journal of Neonatal Surgery ◽

10.21699/jns.v5i4.431 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Binod Kumar Rai ◽

Bilal Mirza ◽

Imran Hashim ◽

Muhammad Saleem

Keyword(s):

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Anorectal Malformation ◽

Developmental Anomaly ◽

Abdominal Radiograph ◽

Abdominal Drain ◽

The Third ◽

Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Segmental Dilatation ◽

Congenital Pouch Colon ◽

Pouch Colon

Congenital segmental dilatation (CSD) of the intestine is a rare developmental anomaly characterized by sharply demarcated dilatation of a gastrointestinal segment and may present with intestinal obstruction. We report three cases of CSD of the intestine in neonates with varied presentation. First patient was mistaken as pneumoperitoneum on abdominal radiograph, which led to initial abdominal drain placement. The 2nd patient was a case of anorectal malformation associated with congenital pouch colon (CPC) and CSD of ileum; and the third case presented as neonatal intestinal obstruction and found to have CSD of ileum. All the patients were successfully managed in our department.

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