Congenital segmental dilatation of the intestine in extremely low birth weight infants

Congenital segmental dilatation of the intestine in extremely low birth weight infants

Congenital segmental dilatation of the intestine can arise from various etiologies. Herein, we describe two cases of congenital segmental dilatation of intestine in extremely low birth weight infants of different etiologies, namely muscular abnormalities and absence of interstitial cells of Cajal. α...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Nakagawa, Tohru Harada, Yuji Kaneoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:
Congenital segmental dilatation of the intestine
Extremely low birth weight infant
Immunohistochemistry
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620301408
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Summary:Congenital segmental dilatation of the intestine can arise from various etiologies. Herein, we describe two cases of congenital segmental dilatation of intestine in extremely low birth weight infants of different etiologies, namely muscular abnormalities and absence of interstitial cells of Cajal. α-SMA stain was useful to detect the muscle abnormalities.
ISSN:2213-5766

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