Ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception caused by Meckel's diverticulum

Emin Şenocak M., Büyükpamukçu N., Hiçsönmez A.

Pediatric Surgery International, vol.5, no.1, pp.64-66, 1990 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1990
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/bf00179643
  • Journal Name: Pediatric Surgery International
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.64-66
  • Keywords: Ileal atresia, Intrauterine intussusception, Meckel's diverticulum
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Impairment of the vascular supply to a segment of bowel may be one of a number of causes of intestinal atresia. Intrauterine intussusception is an extremely rare cause of intestinal atresia. The factors responsible for this disorder are still obscure. According to our knowledge, no specific leading point has been reported as yet. In some cases a polypoid mass has been found within the post-atretic segment of bowel and has been considered a remnant of intussusceptum. We report a type IIIa ileal atresia due to intrauterine intussusception with a Meckel's diverticulum within the post-atretic intestinal segment; this is the first case reported in the medical literature so far. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.