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The effect of antenatal diagnosis on the management of small bowel atresia

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The aim of this study was to determine whether babies with small bowel atresia (SBA) diagnosed antenatally followed a different course from those diagnosed postnatally. We reviewed the records of neonates admitted to a single institution between 1985 and 2000 with a diagnosis of SBA. Thirty-nine neonates presented with SBA, with antenatal diagnosis (AND) being made in 12 (31%). There was no difference between the AND and postnatal diagnosis (PND) groups in terms of gestational age at birth, but the AND group had a lower mean birth weight. The babies in the AND group were operated on more quickly than those in the PND group. Ten out of 12 (83%) AND patients required parenteral nutrition compared with 12 out of 27 (44%) in the PND group, and the AND group had a significantly longer mean length of stay and spent a longer time on parenteral nutrition than the PND group.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK

    R. Basu & D. M. Burge

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Basu, R., Burge, D.M. The effect of antenatal diagnosis on the management of small bowel atresia. Ped Surgery Int 20, 177–179 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-004-1140-8

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