Small bowel atresia

Creator: Dr. Reeja Tharu
Keywords: Small Bowel Atresia, Hirschsprungs Disease, Anorectal ,malformation, Exomphalos, Gastroschisis, Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation, Necrotising enterocolitis, roblems during infancy and Childhood, Child Hernia, Hydrocele, Child Pyloric stenosis, Child Intusussception, Child Appendicitis, Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgery, Prenatal Diagnosis, Antenatal Counselling, Problems in Newborn, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Oesophageal atresia, Tracheo oesophageal fistula

Written by - Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D

Medically Reviewed by - The Medindia Medical Review Team

Last Updated on Sep 08, 2014

About

The small bowel is the section of bowel between the stomach and the large bowel (colon). It is about 300cm long in a newborn baby at term and its function is to absorb food.

An atresia is a gap in the bowel causing a complete blockage (obstruction) of the bowel. It occurs in about 1 in 5000 babies.

Published on Sep 08, 2014
Last Updated on Sep 08, 2014