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Intestinal Atresia

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Definition: Congenital obliteration of the lumen of the intestine, with the ILEUM involved in 50% of the cases and the JEJUNUM and DUODENUM following in frequency. It is the most frequent cause of INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION in NEWBORNS. (From Stedman, 25th ed)  coord IM with specific intestine /abnorm except for duodenum: index duodenal atresia as DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION /congen (IM) + INTESTINAL ATRESIA (IM)    Other names Atresia, Intestinal; Intestinal Atresias, Congenital; Intestinal Atresias, Apple-Peel; Intestinal Atresia, Congenital; Intestinal Atresia, Apple-Peel; Congenital Intestinal Atresias; Atresias, Congenital Intestinal; Atresias, Apple-Peel Intestinal; Atresia, Jejunal; Atresia, Congenital Intestinal; Atresia, Apple-Peel Intestinal; Apple-Peel Intestinal Atresias; Apple Peel Syndromes; Apple Peel Intestinal Atresia; Familial Apple Peel Jejunal Atresia; Congenital Intestinal Atresia; Apple-Peel Intestinal Atresia; Jejunal Atresia; Apple Peel Syndrome
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Atresia of small intestine  0   *Intestinal Atresia Intestine, Small/abnormalities.
Pfeiffer Rockelein syndrome  0   *Intestinal Atresia *Syndactyly.
Jejunal atresia with renal adysplasia  0   *Kidney Diseases *Intestinal Atresia Jejunum/abnormalities.
Umbilical cord ulceration and intestinal atresia  0   *Ulcer *Intestinal Atresia Umbilical Cord/abnormalities.
Coronal synostosis, syndactyly and jejunal atresia  0   *Intestinal Atresia *Synostosis.
Duodenojejunal atresia with volvulus, absent dorsal mesentery and absent superior mesenteric artery  0   *Intestinal Atresia *Intestinal Obstruction Duodenum/abnormalities Jejunum/abnormalities Mesenteric Arteries/abnormalities Mesentery/abnormalities. Am J Med Genet. 109(1):52-5

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