Acquired ileal atresia complicating an ileocolic intussusception in a 4-month-old infant
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Roland I Osuoji; Ogechukwu Idika; Akin Bankole; Edwin Odomeja
- Source
- Journal of pediatric surgery. 46(2)
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Intestinal Atresia
Anastomosis
Colonic Diseases
Ileum
Intussusception (medical disorder)
Laparotomy
Intestine, Small
medicine
Humans
Colectomy
biology
business.industry
Wound dehiscence
Ileal Diseases
General surgery
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Anastomosis, Surgical
Ileal Atresia
Infant
General Medicine
Abdominal distension
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
Red currant
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Vomiting
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Intussusception
- Language
- ISSN
- 1531-5037
We report a 4-month-old female infant who was apparently well before the onset of vomiting, abdominal distension, and the passage of red currant jelly stools. A clinical diagnosis of intussusception was made, and the infant was prepared for a laparotomy. Intraoperative findings were a gangrenous ileocolic intussusception with a proximal atretic ileal segment (similar to a type IIIa ileal atresia). An extended right hemicolectomy including the atretic ileal segment was done with an ileotransverse anastomosis to establish bowel continuity. The patient had a wound dehiscence on the fourth postoperative day that was repaired. She subsequently made satisfactory clinical recovery and was discharged on the 10th day.