Pediatr. praxi. 2016;17(5):326-329 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2016.073

Early diagnosis of duodenal atresia: prenatal ultrasonic evidence

prof.MUDr.Vladimír Mihál, CSc.^1,2, MUDr.Vladimír Mišuth³, MUDr.Tomáš Malý, Ph.D.⁴, MUDr.Petr Polák, CSc.⁵, MUDr.Jiří Hyjánek, Ph.D.⁵, MUDr.Kamila Michálková⁶

¹ Ústav molekulární a translační medicíny LF UP Olomouc

² Dětská klinika LF UP a FN v Olomouci

³ Novorozenecké oddělení LF UP a FN v Olomouci

⁴ I. chirurgická klinika LF UP a FN v Olomouci

⁵ Laboratoř molekulární genetiky, U. S. G. POL s. r. o. Olomouc

⁶ Radiologická klinika LF UP a FN v Olomouci

Duodenal atresia is the most common type of fetal small intestinal atresia. We report a case of rare prenatal sonographic appearance

of duodenal atresia in a 29 weeks´preterm neonate who had prenataly (22-week) detected an enlarged stomach with

dilatation of the duodenum and polyhydramnios. After birth, radiography showed an enlarged stomach and duodenum: the

classic “double bubble” sign. After stabilizing the fluid and electrolyte imbalance the patient underwent an uncomplicated duodenoduodeno-

anastomosis with a good outcome.

Keywords: duodenal atresia, prenatal diagnosis, neonate

Published: November 1, 2016  Show citation