Gastroschisis with jejunal and colonic atresia, and isolated colonic atresia in dichorionic, diamniotic twins

Authors

Matthew A. Saxonhouse, University of Florida College of Medicine, United States
David W. Kays, University of Florida College of Medicine, United States
David J. Burchfield, University of Florida College of Medicine, United States
Roger Hoover, University of Florida College of Medicine, United States
Saleem Islam, University of Florida College of Medicine, United StatesFollow

Document Type

Case Report

Department

Paediatric Surgery

Abstract

Despite the increasing incidence of gastroschisis, the cause remains unknown. Genetic factors may contribute to bowel anomalies as demonstrated by cases of gastroschisis in twins and siblings, and other types of bowel anomalies in twins. Atresia of the colon represents one of the rarest causes of neonatal intestinal obstruction. We present the first case of dichorionic, diamniotic male twins in which there was gastroschisis with jejunal and colonic atresia in Twin A and isolated colonic atresia in Twin B.

Comments

This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Pediatric Surgery International

Recommended Citation

Saxonhouse, M. A., Kays, D. W., Burchfield, D. J., Hoover, R., Islam, S. (2009). Gastroschisis with jejunal and colonic atresia, and isolated colonic atresia in dichorionic, diamniotic twins. Pediatric Surgery International, 25(5), 437-439.
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