Library

feed icon rss

Your email was sent successfully. Check your inbox.

An error occurred while sending the email. Please try again.

Proceed reservation?

Export
  • 1
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Pediatric surgery international 9 (1994), S. 366-367 
    ISSN: 1437-9813
    Keywords: Hirschsprung's disease ; Trisomy 21 ; Duodenal obstruction ; Child
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The association of trisomy 21 and Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is well known. In a neonate, HD characteristically presents with delayed passage of meconium and/or intestinal obstruction. However, the presence of duodenal atreasia (DA), which may present similarly, can mask the associated HD. Over an 18-year period, 17 of 135 patients with HD had trisomy 21. Three of these 17 patients presented with duodenal obstruction in the newborn period — 2 had DA and 1 a complete duodenal web. One patient developed a perforation of the jejunum 7 days after laparotomy and duodenoduodenostomy and was found to have HD while the other 2 were later investigated because of persistent unresponsive constipation and confirmed to have HD at 1 and 2 years of age. In spite of associated Down's syndrome and DA, the possibility of HD should be considered in patients who have a complicated postoperative course or persisting abnormal stooling patterns.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    Library Location Call Number Volume/Issue/Year Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
Close ⊗
This website uses cookies and the analysis tool Matomo. More information can be found here...