Presentation
33 weeks, 24 hours old. ?liver cyst seen on AN scans. Polyhydramnios in pregnancy. Ongoing bilious aspirates, vomits since feeds incremented up. ?abdominal pathology
Patient Data
Age: 1 day; born at 33/40
Gender: Male
From the case:
Duodenal atresia
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Nasogastric tube tip within stomach. Stomach, pyloric canal and duodenum are outlined by gas with no gas distally. Appearances are of a double bubble sign.
Case Discussion
The patient was found to have duodenal atresia at surgery.
Differential includes:
- malrotation with volvulus,
- duodenal web
- annular pancreas
- Ladd's band
However, these would usually demonstrate some distal gas.