Jejunal atresia (type 3A) with jejunoileal fistula: a case report of jejunal atresia with rare presentation

Surishta K. Rana; Sargam Verma

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20253472

Authors

Surishta K. Rana Department of Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SGRDIMSR), Amritsar, Punjab, India
Sargam Verma Department of Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SGRDIMSR), Amritsar, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20253472

Keywords:

Jejunoileal atresia, Entero-enteric fistula, Small bowel atresia

Abstract

A six-month-old girl presented to pediatrics emergency with features suggestive of subacute presentation of intestinal obstruction. Laparotomy revealed type 3A jejunal atresia with jejunoileal fistula. The proximal jejunal end having narrow pinpoint connection with distal segment at 10 cm distal to atretic site. A mesenteric defect noted in between two segments. A long thick fibrovascular band found arising at the mesenteric defect site and distally attached to splenic flexure.

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