Congenital short-gut syndrome

Authors

Gauravi Sabharwal, University of Michigan Health System, United States
Peter J. Strouse, University of Michigan Health System, United States
Saleem Islam, University of Michigan Health System, United StatesFollow
Najeeb Zoubi, University of Michigan Health System, United States

Document Type

Case Report

Department

Paediatric Surgery

Abstract

A case of congenital short gut is reported in a 4-month-old boy presenting with failure to thrive. Upper gastrointestinal examination (UGI) with small bowel follow-through (SBFT) demonstrated dilation of the duodenum and jejunum, with rapid transit to rectum. On barium enema (BE), rapid transit of barium was noted to the dilated proximal small bowel seen on UGI/SBFT. Neither study delineated the ileocecal region, and the overall length of bowel appeared short. The diagnosis of congenital short gut was confirmed at surgery. Congenital short-gut syndrome is a rare entity. The diagnosis can be suggested by imaging, but is usually confirmed operatively.

Comments

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

Publication (Name of Journal)

Pediatric Radiology

Recommended Citation

Sabharwal, G., Strouse, P. J., Islam, S., Zoubi, N. (2004). Congenital short-gut syndrome. Pediatric Radiology, 34(5), 424-427.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_paediatr/183