Postoperative ileo-ileal intussusception following surgical resection of patent omphalomesenteric duct.

Abstract

A female neonate with patent omphalomesenteric duct was treated by ductal excision. Six days following surgery, she developed vomiting and abdominal distension. On plain radiographs, distended bowel loops with multiple, air-fluid levels consistent with an intestinal obstruction were evident. Sonography demonstrated an ileo-ileal intussusception. At surgery, a 3-cm, ileo-ileal intussusception was noted proximal to the previous Lembert suture site and was manually reduced. Awareness of the possibility of small-bowel intussusception following surgery was critical to ensuring prompt and successful treatment of this infant.

• Authors: Dong-Myung Yeo, Gye-Yeon Lim
• Journal: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (J Clin Ultrasound) Vol. 39 Issue 7 Pg. 422-4 (Sep 2011) ISSN: 1097-0096 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 21484814 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Topics

• Digestive System Abnormalities (diagnosis, surgery)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Ileal Diseases (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Infant, Newborn
• Intussusception (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis, surgery)
• Reoperation (methods)
• Risk Assessment
• Severity of Illness Index
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (methods)
• Treatment Outcome
• Ultrasonography, Doppler (methods)
• Vitelline Duct (diagnostic imaging, surgery)