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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2008;51(2):219-221. Published online February 15, 2008.

Small bowel obstruction caused by an anomalous congenital band in an infant

Tae-Jung TJ Sung¹, Ji-Woong JW Cho²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Tae-Jung TJ Sung ,Email: neosung@hallym.or.kr

Abstract

Intestinal obstruction is not uncommon in infants. The common causes of intestinal obstruction in the neonatal period are Hirschsprung disease, intestinal atresia, meconium ileus, and intussusception. However, small bowel obstruction caused by a congenital band is very rare. We report a 27-day-old baby who was admitted with abdominal distension and fever. The abdominal X-ray revealed massive bowel dilatation and the contrast gastrografin enema suggested a distal small bowel obstruction. The explolaparotomy showed small bowel entrapment due to an unusual anomalous congenital band.

Keywords :Intestinal obstruction, Congenital band, Infant