| Literature DB >> 9473109 |
S E Kenny1, J M Vanderwinden, R J Rintala, M G Connell, D A Lloyd, J J Vanderhaegen, M H De Laet.
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The case histories of two neonates presenting with intestinal pseudoobstruction are presented. One boy infant was premature and the girl infant was full term. Both patients needed a defunctioning ileostomy, and biopsy findings of the intestine in both patients showed a lack of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC). At the time of closure of the ileostomies to restore intestinal continuity, repeat biopsy results showed a normal pattern of distribution of ICC. Delay in the development of ICC in the gastrointestinal tract may be a cause of intestinal pseudoobstruction in the newborn.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9473109 DOI： 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90370-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg ISSN： 0022-3468 Impact factor: 2.545