#CBCLIPS Episode 46: A newborn girl with a neonatal bowel obstruction

#CBCLIPS Creator and Editor: Sherif Emil, M.D., C.M.; McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
Dr. Emil is a Senior Editor of The Hendren Project and Editor-in-Chief of the Abdominal Wall Defects Section.


1. Case Presentation

  • A term female infant of a diabetic mother is transferred on the 2nd day of life for bilious emesis. 
  • The abdomen is distended but soft.
  • Rectal exam results in the passage of some meconium.
  • Plain films and a water-soluble contrast enema are shown below.

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How would you manage this patient? See Case Commentary Below


2. Case Commentary

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