ISSN:
1437-9813
Keywords:
Segmental dilatation of the intestine
;
Intestinal duplication
;
Intestinal diverticulum
;
Pathogenesis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The rare disorder, segmental dilatation of the intestine (SDI), leads to functional obstruction without stenosis and with normally functioning ganglion cells. No theory as to the pathogenesis of this congenital malformation has been proposed as yet. We hypothesize that SDI is caused by a disturbance during splitting of the notochord from the entoderm as a part of a common complex consisting of SDI, congenital diverticula, and intestinal duplications.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00177493