Congenital short bowel syndrome associated with appendiceal agenesis and functional intestinal obstruction


Sarimurat N., Celayir S., Elicevik M., Dervisoglu S., Yeker D.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, cilt.33, sa.4, ss.666-667, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90343-8
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.666-667
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Congenital short bowel with functional intestinal obstruction and absence of appendix vermiformis is a very rare condition with poor prognosis. Seventeen cases of congenital short bowel have been reported previously in the literature, The etiology is unknown, In this report, a case of congenital short bowel, combined with functional intestinal obstruction, malrotation, and absence of the appendix vermiformis, is presented and the pathogenesis discussed. Copyright (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Company.