Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 12 , Pages 1812-1814 , December 2004

The etiologic role of intrauterine volvulus and intussusception in jejunoileal atresia

Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Seoul, Korea, May 16–20, 2004.

  • Hiroaki Komuro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hiroaki Komuro, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
    • ,
  • Tetsuo Hori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • ,
  • Teruyoshi Amagai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • ,
  • Misako Hirai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • ,
  • Katsumi Yotsumoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasuhisa Urita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • ,
  • Chikashi Gotoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • ,
  • Michio Kaneko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

References 

  1. Louw JH, Barnard CN. Congenital intestinal atresia (Observations on its origin). Lancet. 1955;2:1065–1067
  2. Nixon HH, Tawes R. Etiology and treatment of small intestinal atresia (Analysis of a series of 127 jejunoileal atresias and comparison with 62 duodenal atresias). Surgery. 1971;69:41–51
  3. Dalla Vecchia LK, Grosfeld JL, West KW, et al.  Intestinal atresia and stenosis (A 25-year experience with 277 cases). Arch Surg. 1998;133:490–496
  4. Yoo SJ, Park KW, Cho SY, et al.  Definitive diagnosis of intestinal volvulus in utero. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1999;13:200–203
  5. Mercado MG, Bulas DI, Chandra R. Prenatal diagnosis and management of congenital volvulus. Pediatr Radiol. 1993;23:601–602
  6. Black PR, Mueller D, Crow J, et al.  Mesenteric defects as a cause of intestinal volvulus without malrotation and as the possible primary etiology of intestinal atresia. J Pediatr Surg. 1994;29:1339–1343
  7. Ashworth TG. Fetal volvulus of the small intestine. J Clin Pathol. 1988;41:594–595
  8. Roberts HE, Cragan JD, Cono J, et al.  Increased frequency of cystic fibrosis among infants with jejunoileal atresia. Am J Med Genet. 1998;78:446–449
  9. Grosfeld JL, Clatworthy HW. The nature of ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception. Arch Surg. 1970;100:714–717
  10. de Luca U, Esposito C, Porreca A. Intrauterine intussusception as a cause of ileal atresia occurring late during pregnancy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 1995;5:116–118
  11. Hayashida Y, Ikeda K, Hashimoto N. Histological study of intestinal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception. Z Kinderchir. 1984;39:106–109
  12. Gungor N, Balci S, Tanyel FC, et al.  Familial intestinal polyatresia syndrome. Clin Genet. 1995;47:245–247
  13. Seashore JH, Collins FS, Markowitz RI, et al.  Familial apple peel jejunal atresia (Surgical, genetic, and radiographic aspects). Pediatrics. 1987;80:540–544
  14. Komuro H, Amagai T, Hori T, et al: Placental vascular compromises in jejunoileal atresia. J Pediatr Surg (in press)
  15. Sweeney B, Surana R, Puri P. Jejunoileal atresia and associated malformations (Correlation with the timing of in utero insult). J Pediatr Surg. 2001;36:774–776
  16. Heij HA, Moorman-Voestermans CG, Vos A. Atresia of jejunum and ileum (Is it the same disease?). J Pediatr Surg. 1990;25:635–637

PII: S0022-3468(04)00583-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.08.037

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 12 , Pages 1812-1814 , December 2004

Article Tools