علل انسداد روده در کودکان

author

  • نیک آور, دکتر آذر
Abstract:

  Background and Aim: Intestinal obstruction is one of the important diseases in children that need to be diagnosed and treated appropriately to prevent complications. The present study was conducted to identify the most common causes of intestinal obstruction, age and sex prevalence, complications and associated anomalies in Iranian children.   Materials and Methods: One hundred children aged under 12 years old with manifestation such as vomiting, abdominal pain, no fecal and gas passage and abdominal distention indicative of intestinal obstruction were studied. Different etiologies of obstruction were documented by of radiologic procedures or during surgery. Sixty and three patients were less than 1 month, 27 between 1-12 months and 10 had 1-12 years. Most of the patients (73) were male.   Results: The most common causes were Hirschprung disease, invagination and imperforated anus with relatively equal prevalence. The most common age of hirschprung disease and imperforated anus was in neonatal period. Invagination was more prevalent during infancy. Intestinal perforation occured in 6 patients, mostly in small bowel atresia obstruction. Hirschprung disease and imperforated anus were most common causes of mortality. Associated anomalies were cardiovascular, urologic, genital and gastrointestinal abnormalities, especially in imperforated anus and hirschprung disease.   Conclusion: The results of this study are largely confirming the findings of previous similar studies in other countries.  

Upgrade to premium to download articles

Sign up to access the full text

Already have an account?login

similar resources

علل انسداد روده

چکیده ندارد.

انسداد روده باریک در حاملگی: گزارش موردی

ABSTRACT Intestinal obstruction associated with pregnancy is a rare but serious event. Morbidity and mortality are significant for both of the mother and the fetus, mostly owing to delayed diagnosis. Clinical picture is often complicated by the numerous causes of abominal pain in the gravida. The most common causes of obstruction in pregnant woman are adhesions from previous surger...

full text

My Resources

Save resource for easier access later

Save to my library Already added to my library

{@ msg_add @}


Journal title

volume 21  issue 54

pages  85- 91

publication date 2008-11

By following a journal you will be notified via email when a new issue of this journal is published.

Keywords

No Keywords

Hosted on Doprax cloud platform doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023