Neonatal Surgery Flashcards
What forms the primitive gut embryologically
Embryonic disc folds in the cephalocaudal direction and transversely to form the endoderm-lined cavity of the primitive gut
What are the divisions of the primitive gut
- Pharyngeal gut
- Foregut
- Midgut
- Hindgut
From where are the muscular contributions of the gut derived
Mesoderm
What does the foregut give rise to
- Trachea
- Oesophagus
- Stomach
- Duodenum
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Spleen
What results from abnormal closure of the oesophagotracheal septum
Tracheo-oesophageal fistula
From where is the liver derived
Hepatic diverticulum - endodermal outgrowth from the distal end of the foregut
From where is the uncinate process of the pancreas derived
Ventral pancreatic bud
When is the connection formed between the rectum and the outside and how does this occur
- Week 9
- Rupture of the anal membrane underlying the anal pit
Describe Gastroschisis
- Defect in the abdominal wall to the right of the umbilicus
- Bowel is eviscerated, thickened and matted
- No sac
What is Gastroschisis associated with
Intestinal atresias (10%)
How is Gastroschisis treated
Preformed spring-loaded silos allows the bowel to reduce into the abdomen by gravity. The defect can then be closed.
Describe exomphalos (omphalocele)
Hernia inclusive of bowel into the base of the umbilical cord, i.e. covered by a sac
How is exomphalos (omphalocele) categorised
- Major = defect >5cm
- Minor = defect <5cm
What is exomphalos (omphalocele) associated with
- Trisomies
- Cardiac defects
How is exomphalos (omphalocele) treated
Closure of the defect in one or more stages (if the abdomen is not large enough to accept the bowel then it can be left to epithelialise and the contents be gradually reduced before 1 year)
List the VACTERL conditions
- Vertebral anomalies
- Anorectal anomalies
- Cardiac
- Tracheo-Esophageal
- Renal
- Limb
What maternal feature is associated with oesphageal atresia
Maternal polyhydramnios
How does oesophageal atresia present
Present at birth with a ‘mucousy’ baby, choking or turning blue on feed
What is oesophageal atresia
A section of the oesophagus is missing resulting in it ending in a blind-ended pouch
What percentage of babies with oesophageal atresia will have a tracheo- oesophageal fistula
75%
How is oesophageal atresia diagnosed
Confirmed by trying to pass and NG tube and taking a CXR. There are tube coils in the upper thorax. Gas in the stomach indicates a fistula between the trachea and distal oesophagus.
How is oesophageal atresia treated
Disconnection of the tracheo-oesophageal fistula and anastomosis of the upper and lower oesophagus through a right thoracotomy
What are the complications associated with oesophageal atresia surgery
- Anastomotic leak
- Anastomotic stricture
- GORD
- Recurrent fistula
What chromosomal abnormality is associated with duodenal atresia
Downs Syndrome
What is duodenal atresia
Congenital absence of complete closure of a portion of the lumen of the duodenum
How does duodenal atresia present
At birth with bile-stained vomiting