ileal atresia, meconium peritonitis, in which the bowel perforated before birth. X-ray shows meconium pseudocyst. Prognosis is usually good if treated with surgery in infancy. The main factor in mortality is the availability of care and appropriate parenteral nutrition after surgery until the bowel can resume normal function. The most common complication is pseudo-obstruction at the site of surgery due to pre-existing intestinal dysmotility. This can usually only be treated by non-surgical methods. If the atresia is not treated, the bowel may become perforated or ischemic. This can lead to abdominal tenderness and meconium peritonitis, which can be fatal.
Intestinal atresia
Gastric atresia
Duodenal atresia
Gastroschisis
Choanal atresia
Situs inversus
Familial multiple intestinal atresia
Atresia