Jejuno-ileal atresia occurs as a result of an intra-uterine ischemic insult to the midgut. Type III b (apple peel) or (Christmas tree) deformity consists of proximal jejunal atresia, absence of the superior mesenteric artery, agenesis of the dorsal mesentery, a significant loss of intestinal length and a large mesenteric defect [1]. After the surgery, whether short bowel syndrome is occurred or...

The double bubble sign in neonates is seen on plain abdominal radiographs in a variety of conditions. It represents gas distended dilated stomach and proximal duodenum, and implies congenital proximal bowel obstruction. A newborn with a double bubble and no distal bowel gas can be presumed to have duodenal atresia and in most cases no further imaging is required. If double bubble is present wit...

AIM To compare the outcome of patients with jeuno-ileal atresia (JIA) associated with the intraoperative finding of volvulus of small bowel (group A) with that of JIA without volvulus (group B). MATERIALS AND METHODS It is a retrospective observational study conducted at one of the two units of Pediatric Surgery, in a tertiary care public hospital of India, from January 2001 to December 2010....