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Two sisters with ileal atresia are described. Both had a type IIIa atresia successfully corrected and both are well on follow-up. Jejuno-ileal atresia in siblings is a rare event, and this is believed to be the first such report in the Southern hemisphere.
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Kimble, R.M., Harding, J.E. & Kolbe, A. Jejuno-ileal atresia. Pediatr Surg Int 10, 400–403 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182239
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