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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(2):144-148. Published online February 28, 1974.

An Autopsy Case of Congenital Jejunal Atresia

Soo Ha Park¹, Sang Man Shin¹, Sang Jhoo Lee¹, In Keun Bae², Hoong Zae Joo², Moon Ho Yang³

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine，Kyung Hee University
²Department of General Surgery,College of Medicine，Kyung Hee University
³Department of Pathology,College of Medicine，Kyung Hee University

Abstract

This is an autopsy case of congenital jejunal atresia in an 11-hour-old male newborn infant who was admitted to pediatric ward because of bile stained vomitus, abdominal distention and no passage of meconium stools. End to side jejunioleostomy has carried out on 2nd hospital day and expired on 6th hospital day. The site of atresia was in distal portion of the jejunum which was disconnected blind ends with. V-shaped mesenteric defect and considerable deficiency in the length of the small bowel. A brief review of related literature was also presented.

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