#CBCLIPS Episode 21: Intestinal Obstruction In A Premature Neonate

#CBCLIPS Creator and Editor: Sherif Emil, M.D., C.M.; The Montreal Children's Hospital, 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 3-day-old baby boy born at 28 weeks gestation develops mild abdominal distention. 
  • He Passed several meconiums. 
  • He has no signs of NEC. 
  • Abdomen is soft, but slightly distended. 
  • Films (below) show a single fixed loop. 
  • Contrast enema (below) shows a normal colon with persistence of the loop post contrast.

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What's next? ▼ See Case Commentary Below


2. Case Commentary

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