3/21 Atresias/Intestinal Misfolding - Corbett Flashcards
1
Q
rotations
A
stomach
- 90 degree clockwise around long axis
duodenum/pancreas
- duod becomes C loop
- turns along with stomach
- duodenum and pancreas → secondarily retroperitoneal
2
Q
duodenal atresia
A
occurs due to failure of recanalization
association with congenital anomalies (50)
- 30% trisomy 21
- 30% isolated cardiac defects
85% distal to amuplla of Vater
