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Current Pediatric Reviews

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ISSN (Print): 1573-3963
ISSN (Online): 1875-6336

Tapering Enteroplasty for Complicated Meconium Ileus

Author(s): Charles W. Hartin, Stanley T. Lau, Sani Z. Yamout, Mauricio A. Escobar and Michael G. Caty

Volume 6, Issue 4, 2010

Page: [234 - 236] Pages: 3

DOI: 10.2174/157339610794776186

Price: $65

Abstract

Meconium ileus (MI) presenting with complications such as volvulus, atresia, necrosis, perforation, peritonitis, or giant cystic meconium peritonitis demands operative intervention and often requires a small bowel resection. These patients are at increased risk of short bowel syndrome if a significant portion of bowel must be resected. We report on a 1- day-old boy who was found to have a complicated MI with volvulus causing a long ischemic strip of small bowel. An enteroplasty was successfully employed to maintain bowel continuity after removing a 2 by 50 cm segmental area of ischemic bowel.

Keywords: Meconium ileus, volvulus, short bowel syndrome, operative technique, cystic fibrosis, enteroplasty, meconium, upper gastrointestinal, laparotomy


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