Intestinal Obstruction in the Newborn

A wide variety of anomalies are responsible for congenital intestinal obstruction in neonates. Artesia and stenosis at different levels of intestine, annular pancreas, malrotation of gut with its different spectrums, meconium diseases, Hirschsprung disease and Anorectal malformations of varied presentations are among the commonest etiologies. Congenital short left colon syndrome, bands and adhesions, Megacystis microcolon … Continue reading Intestinal Obstruction in the Newborn