ILEAL ATRESIA

Course overview

JEJUNOILEAL ATRESIA (JIA) IS ONE OF THE COMMON CAUSES OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION IN NEONATES. IT HAS BEEN GENERALLY REPORTED THAT JIA OCCURS DUE TO A VASCULAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING MESENTERIC BLOOD SUPPLY IN-UTERO. THE ATRESIA CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE ON THE SMALL BOWEL, EITHER AS SOLITARY OR MULTIPLE LESIONS. ADVANCEMENT IN PEDIATRIC SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA, INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) CARE, AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPORTS OVER THE YEARS HAS LED TO BETTER OVERALL SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH INTESTINAL ATRESIA. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE TREATMENT OF JEJUNOILEAL ATRESIA, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENT IN SURGICAL APPROACHES, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT, AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE.