Purpose: Jejuno-ileal atresia remains the most common form of intestinal obstruction in the neonatal and infantile age group and has an incidence of 1:300 to 1:1500. Apple peel atresia (APA) is the rarest of the five described types. The morbidity and mortality of patients with APA managed at our institution are high, and we review our experience with this paper.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a pediatric case of medically unmanageable juvenile colonic polyposis, initially treated with subtotal colectomy and an ileostomy followed by a proctectomy, ileal-J-pouch and serial transverse enteroplasties (STEP) of the distal ileum. The STEP procedure in an adequate length was able to control stooling of our patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We present our experiences with isolated main pancreatic duct injuries due to blunt trauma, managed by pancreatico-enterostomies.
Methods: This is a retrospective study of seven patients, one female and six males who presented between 1997 and 2005, whose ages ranged from 10 to 54 years. Three were due to motor vehicle accidents, two due to blunt assault, one pedestrian vehicle accident and one go-cart accident.