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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 437-439 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Pediatric Surgery International |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Colonic atresia
- Dichorionic diamniotic twins
- Gastroschisis
- Jejunal atresia