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Ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception caused by Meckel's diverticulum

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Impairment of the vascular supply to a segment of bowel may be one of a number of causes of intestinal atresia. Intrauterine intussusception is an extremely rare cause of intestinal atresia. The factors responsible for this disorder are still obscure. According to our knowledge, no specific leading point has been reported as yet. In some cases a polypoid mass has been found within the post-atretic segment of bowel and has been considered a remnant of intussusceptum. We report a type IIIa ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception with a Meckel's diverticulum within the post-atretic intestinal segment; this is the first case reported in the medical literature so far.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    M. Emin Şenocak, Nebil Büyükpamukçu & Akgün Hiçsönmez

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Emin Şenocak, M., Büyükpamukçu, N. & Hiçsönmez, A. Ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception caused by Meckel's diverticulum. Pediatr Surg Int 5, 64–66 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179643

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