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Pyloric atresia with epidermolysis bullosa: fetal MRI diagnosis with postnatal correlation

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Pyloric atresia is an uncommon congenital gastric outlet obstruction, accounting for only 1% of gastrointestinal atresias. Up to 55% of cases have associated anomalies, the most common of which is epidermolysis bullosa. Fetal MRI findings of the epidermolysis bullosa-pyloric atresia association have not been previously reported. We present a case of this association diagnosed by prenatal MRI with corroborative postnatal imaging and surgical findings.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229-3026, USA

    Arnold C. Merrow

  2. Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Services, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Jason S. Frischer

  3. Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Anne W. Lucky

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Merrow, A.C., Frischer, J.S. & Lucky, A.W. Pyloric atresia with epidermolysis bullosa: fetal MRI diagnosis with postnatal correlation. Pediatr Radiol 43, 1656–1661 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-013-2737-7

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