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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There is no [[Medicine|medical]] treatment for duodenal atresia. Medical management to consider in duodenal atresia in preparation for surgery are orogastric decompression of the stomach, fluid resuscitation, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and vitamin K. | There is no [[Medicine|medical]] treatment for duodenal atresia. Medical management to consider in duodenal atresia in preparation for surgery are orogastric decompression of the [[stomach]], [[fluid resuscitation]], broad-spectrum [[antibiotics]], and [[vitamin K]]. | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
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*There is no [[Medicine|medical]] treatment for duodenal atresia because the mainstay is surgery. | *There is no [[Medicine|medical]] treatment for duodenal atresia because the mainstay is surgery. | ||
*Medical management to consider in duodenal atresia in preparation for surgery are as follows: | *Medical management to consider in duodenal atresia in preparation for surgery are as follows: | ||
**Orogastric decompression of the stomach | **Orogastric decompression of the stomach, | ||
**Fluid resuscitation | **[[Fluid resuscitation]] if needed, | ||
**Broad-spectrum antibiotics | **Broad-spectrum [[antibiotics]], | ||
**1 mg vitamin K | **1 mg [[vitamin K]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
There is no medical treatment for duodenal atresia. Medical management to consider in duodenal atresia in preparation for surgery are orogastric decompression of the stomach, fluid resuscitation, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and vitamin K.
Medical Therapy
The medical therapy for duodenal atresia is a s follows:[1]
- There is no medical treatment for duodenal atresia because the mainstay is surgery.
- Medical management to consider in duodenal atresia in preparation for surgery are as follows:
- Orogastric decompression of the stomach,
- Fluid resuscitation if needed,
- Broad-spectrum antibiotics,
- 1 mg vitamin K.
References
- ↑ Morris, Grant; Kennedy, Alfred; Cochran, William (2016). "Small Bowel Congenital Anomalies: a Review and Update". Current Gastroenterology Reports. 18 (4). doi:10.1007/s11894-016-0490-4. ISSN 1522-8037.