Duodenal atresia surgery

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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

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for duodenal atresia.

Indications

• Surgery is the first-line treatment option for patients with duodenal atresia.
  • Ultrasound shows duodenal obstruction
  • Abdominal x-ray shows air fluid levels

Surgery

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for duodenal atresia.

• Laparotomy
• Laparoscopy

Surgical procedures include:

• side-to-side duodenoduodenostomy
  • Bypass procedure
  • Diamond-shaped anastomosis is constructed between the proximal transverse to the distal longitudinal anastomosis
• end-to-side duodenoduodenostomy
  • Bypass procedure
  • Diamond-shaped anastomosis is constructed between the proximal transverse to the distal longitudinal anastomosis
• duodenojejunostomy