[Effect of obstructive malformations on the gastrointestinal tract on bilirubin levels in newborn infants]. 1982

G Giancola, and B Granati, and M L Chiozza, and C Zorzi, and A Piovesan

The authors have reviewed their cases of neonatal obstructive malformations of the intestinal tract and analyzed the incidence of association with indirect hyperbilirubinemia. 39 patients in four years are considered. In 23 of them there is a bilirubin level greater than 5 mg/100 ml. A great number of high bilirubin levels (greater than 15 mg/100 ml) is associated with volvulus, malrotations and intestinal atresias. Bilirubin levels between 11 and 15 mg/100 ml are often connected with meconium ileus while ano-rectal atresias have a low bilirubin level (less than 5 mg/100 ml). The reported data allow to conclude that the jaundice is an early, but unfortunately, not specific symptom of congenital intestinal obstruction. The entero-hepatic circulation seems to be an important cause of the neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007409 Intestinal Atresia Congenital obliteration of the lumen of the intestine, with the ILEUM involved in 50% of the cases and the JEJUNUM and DUODENUM following in frequency. It is the most frequent cause of INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION in NEWBORNS. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Atresia, Intestinal,Apple Peel Small Bowel Syndrome,Apple Peel Syndrome,Apple-Peel Intestinal Atresia,Congenital Intestinal Atresia,Familial Apple Peel Jejunal Atresia,Jejunal Atresia,Apple Peel Intestinal Atresia,Apple Peel Syndromes,Apple-Peel Intestinal Atresias,Atresia, Apple-Peel Intestinal,Atresia, Congenital Intestinal,Atresia, Jejunal,Atresias, Apple-Peel Intestinal,Atresias, Congenital Intestinal,Congenital Intestinal Atresias,Intestinal Atresia, Apple-Peel,Intestinal Atresia, Congenital,Intestinal Atresias, Apple-Peel,Intestinal Atresias, Congenital
D007415 Intestinal Obstruction Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL. Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D007422 Intestines The section of the alimentary canal from the STOMACH to the ANAL CANAL. It includes the LARGE INTESTINE and SMALL INTESTINE. Intestine
D008470 Meconium The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It consists of secretions of the INTESTINAL GLANDS; BILE PIGMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and intrauterine debris. It constitutes the first stools passed by a newborn. Meconiums
D008531 Megacolon Dilatation of the COLON, often to alarming dimensions. There are various types of megacolon including congenital megacolon in HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE, idiopathic megacolon in CONSTIPATION, and TOXIC MEGACOLON. Megacolons
D012007 Rectum The distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, between the SIGMOID COLON and the ANAL CANAL. Rectums
D004764 Enterohepatic Circulation Recycling through liver by excretion in bile, reabsorption from intestines (INTESTINAL REABSORPTION) into portal circulation, passage back into liver, and re-excretion in bile. Circulation, Enterohepatic,Entero-Hepatic Circulation,Circulation, Entero-Hepatic,Circulations, Entero-Hepatic,Circulations, Enterohepatic,Entero Hepatic Circulation,Entero-Hepatic Circulations,Enterohepatic Circulations
D006554 Hernia, Umbilical A HERNIA due to an imperfect closure or weakness of the umbilical ring. It appears as a skin-covered protrusion at the UMBILICUS during crying, coughing, or straining. The hernia generally consists of OMENTUM or SMALL INTESTINE. The vast majority of umbilical hernias are congenital but can be acquired due to severe abdominal distention. Exomphalos,Omphalocele,Umbilical Hernia,Hernias, Umbilical,Omphaloceles,Umbilical Hernias
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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