Congenital Duodenal Obstruction in Neonates: Over 13 Years' Experience from a Single Centre. 2016

Parveen Kumar, and Chiranjiv Kumar, and Prince Raj Pandey, and Yogesh Kumar Sarin
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of associated anomalies with neonatal duodenal obstruction and factors impacting short-term survival. METHODS Records of 31 neonates with neonatal duodenal obstruction could be retrieved and analyzed for a 13.5-year-period (October 2003-May 2016). M:F ratio was 1.58:1. The mean birth weight was 2.15 kg; 12 patients were preterm. Etiologies included duodenal atresia (n=23), duodenal web (n=8) and malrotation of gut (n= 6). RESULTS Associated anomalies were seen in 19/31: Down's syndrome (n=6), anorectal malformation (ARM) (n=5), annular pancreas (n=5), cardiac anomalies (n=4), esophageal atresia with trachea-esophageal fistula (EA with TEF) (n=3). Mortality in the series was 22.5%; 5 deaths and 2 patients left against medical advice in moribund state (hidden mortality). Mortality in associated anomalies group was 5/19; and 2/12 in the no anomalies group, though this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.676). Similarly, low birth weight (LBW) did not have impact on survival (p=0.639) but preterm status had highly significant p value (<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Duodenal atresia was the commonest cause of neonatal duodenal obstruction. Associated anomalies were noted in 61% patients, Down's syndrome being the most frequent. These anomalies did not have any significant impact on the survival, nor did LBW. Preterm status had significant impact on prognosis.

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