Abstract
Congenital malformations of the intestine are mainly due to vascular insult during the fetal period or due to malrotation of the gut during pregnancy. In this chapter the embryology is explained as well as the clinical picture with signs and symptoms, the diagnostic procedures and the different surgical techniques applied.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Pediatric Surgery Digest |
Editors | Zacharias Zachariou |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 321-338 |
Edition | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-80411-4 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-80410-7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Keywords*
- Intestinal atresia
- Neonatal
- Intestinal congenital obstruction
Field of Science*
- 3.2 Clinical medicine
Publication Type*
- 3.2. Articles or chapters in other proceedings other than those included in 3.1., with an ISBN or ISSN code