duodenal atresia

Approximately 8% all infants with Down syndrome have duodenal atresia.

Duodenal atresia has a strong association with Down syndrome.

The diagnosis of duodenal atresia is usually confirmed by radiography.

After birth, duodenal atresia may cause abdominal distension, especially of the upper abdomen.

The definitive treatment for duodenal atresia is surgery (duodenoduodenostomy), which may be performed openly or laparoscopically.

Late complications may occur in about 12 percent of patients with duodenal atresia, and the mortality rate for these complications is 6 percent.

During pregnancy, duodenal atresia is associated with increased amniotic fluid in the uterus, which is called polyhydramnios.

The Court of Appeal had to decide whether to authorize surgery on a week-old child born with Down's syndrome and duodenal atresia.

Duodenal atresia is the congenital absence or complete closure of a portion of the lumen of the duodenum.

The digestive tract was also often abnormal; duodenal atresia, pyloric hyperplasia, malrotation and common mesentery were present in about half of the patients.

Since the closure of the duodenum is complete in duodenal atresia, no air is seen in the distal duodenum.

Lavage is also the initial treatment for duodenal atresia in newborns, a condition where the small intestine is closed distal to the stomach, causing food and fluid to accumulate in the stomach.