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==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
*There is no [[Medicine|medical]] treatment for duodenal atresia | The medical therapy for duodenal atresia is a s follows:<ref name="MorrisKennedy2016">{{cite journal|last1=Morris|first1=Grant|last2=Kennedy|first2=Alfred|last3=Cochran|first3=William|title=Small Bowel Congenital Anomalies: a Review and Update|journal=Current Gastroenterology Reports|volume=18|issue=4|year=2016|issn=1522-8037|doi=10.1007/s11894-016-0490-4}}</ref> | ||
*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 | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]
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
- 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.