Biliary Tract Abnormalities as a Cause of Distal Bowel Gas in Neonatal Duodenal Atresia.
Case Rep Surg
; 2018: 8041427, 2018.
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BACKGROUND:
The presence of distal bowel gas in an infant does not exclude the diagnosis of duodenal atresia. CASE PRESENTATION We report a term neonate with Down syndrome. The infant developed vomiting and cyanosis with each feeding soon after birth. Plain film abdominal X-rays showed a nonspecific gas-filled stomach and small bowel. Duodenal atresia and an anomalous common bile were noted on an upper GI study and exploratory laparotomy.CONCLUSION:
In the absence of a "double bubble" appearance and intestinal gas distally on a plain radiograph, one must not exclude duodenal atresia as the differential diagnosis.
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