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Intestinal Atresia

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This chapter considers intestinal atresia from the stomach to the colon.

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Notes

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    Atresia is derived from the Greek “a” and “tresis” meaning no orifice/perforation. Julius Tandler - 19th century Austrian embryologist.

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    John Langdon Haydon Down (1828–1896) – English physician. Published “Observations on an Ethnic Classification of Idiots” in 1866.

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    Sir John Bland-Sutton (1855–1936) – English surgeon.

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    Jay Grosfeld – American surgeon, editor of Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

Further Reading

  1. Alexander F, Babak D, Goske M (2002) Use of intraluminal stents in multiple intestinal atresia. J Pediatr Surg 37:E34

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  2. Festen S, Brevoord JC, Goldhoorn GA et al (2002) Excellent long-term outcome for survivors of apple peel atresia. J Pediatr Surg 37:61–65

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  3. Cox SG, Numanoglu A, Millar AJ, Rode H (2005) Colonic atresia: spectrum of presentation and pitfalls in management. A review of 14 cases. Pediatr Surg Int 21:813–818

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  4. Millar AJ, Rode H, Cywes S (2000) Intestinal atresia and stenosis. In: Ashcraft KW et al (eds) Pediatric surgery. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, pp 406–424

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  5. Dalla Vecchia LK, Grosfeld JL, West KW,. Rescorla FJ et al (1998) Intestinal atresia and stenosis: a 25-year experience with 277 cases. Arch Surg 133:490–497

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  1. Paediatric Surgery Department, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Chandrasen K. Sinha

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  1. Paediatric Surgery Department, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

    Chandrasen K. Sinha

  2. Dept. Pediatric Surgery, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

    Mark Davenport

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Sinha, C.K., Makin, E., Kufeji, D.I. (2010). Intestinal Atresia. In: Sinha, C., Davenport, M. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-132-3_14

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