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Duodenal atresia: not always a double bubble

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A newborn infant with a prenatal diagnosis of duodenal atresia and abdominal radiographs demonstrating air in distal bowel is presented. An upper gastrointestinal series revealed complete duodenal obstruction and duodenal atresia was confirmed at surgery. The significance of distal bowel gas and the embryological development of this unusual entity is discussed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Jack D. Weiler Hospital, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

    Jonathan M. Latzman & Terry L. Levin

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Jack D. Weiler Hospital, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA

    Suhas M. Nafday

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Latzman, J.M., Levin, T.L. & Nafday, S.M. Duodenal atresia: not always a double bubble. Pediatr Radiol 44, 1031–1034 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2896-1

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