Path II Flashcards
What is the most common atresia and fistula in the GI tract
blind upper esophagus and fistula between lower esophagus and trachea
first signs of esophageal atresia and tacheoesophageal fistula
polyhydramnios
Sx pyloric stenosis
projectile non-bilious vomiting, 2-8 wks of age
how common is a pyloric stenosis
US 1 in 600
M4:1F
Tx for pyloric stenosis
NOT gastrectomy
simple muscle sectioning
duodenal atresia is associated with what?
first sign?
30% have trisomy 21
polyhydramnios
where do most duodenal atresias occur
ampulla of vater
double bubble sign
annular pancreas
duodenal atresia
most common form of congenital intestinal atresia? what causes it?
imperforate anus
failure of cloacal diaphragm to involute
what is omphalocele
failure midgut to return to abdominal cavity, incomplete umbilicus, covered by amnion
risk factors for having a child with omphalocele
advanced maternal age
what is a diaphragmatic hernia and associated with?
incomplete formation of diaphragm
associated with pulmonary hypoplasia
what is gastroschisis
defect in abdominal wall so that gut is lateral to umbilicus and not covered by amnion
what are ectopic tissue rests
gastric or pancreatic tissue that can lead to inflammation, bleeding, scarring and obstruction
what is an “inlet patch”
heterotopic gastric mucosa in upper 1/3 esophagus
What is the most common malformation of the small bowel
meckel diverticulum from failure involution of the vitelline duct
where are meckel diverticulums
otehr side of mesentery “antimesenteric”
in distal ileum within 1 m of ileocecal valve
what is a true meckel diverticulum
contains all three layers of the bowel wall (mucosa, submucosa and muscularis)
Tx for vitelline duct abnormalities
normally close by 10 weeks