An unusual association of small bowel atresia and biliary atresia: A case report

The embryological development of the hepatobiliary bud presupposes that biliary and duodenal malformations are often associated. 1–3 On the other hand, the association of biliary atresia with more distal small bowel malformations, possibly due to a vascular accident, seems to be fortuitous. We herew...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 136 - 137
Main Authors Coultre, C. Le, Fête, R., Cuendet, A., Berclaz, J-P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.1983
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Bile Ducts - abnormalities
biliary atresia
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intestinal atresia
Intestinal Atresia - complications
Intestinal Atresia - surgery
Intestine, Small
biliary atresia
Intestinal atresia
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Summary:The embryological development of the hepatobiliary bud presupposes that biliary and duodenal malformations are often associated. 1–3 On the other hand, the association of biliary atresia with more distal small bowel malformations, possibly due to a vascular accident, seems to be fortuitous. We herewith report such a case and, on reviewing the literature, have found only two previous similar observations 2.4.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3468(83)80534-X