CASE REPORT
Duodenal Atresia and Hirschsprung Disease
in a Patient with Down Syndrome
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The Ministry of Health, Pediatric Hospital,
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Diyarbakır, Turkey
2
Selcuk University, Selcuklu Medical Faculty,
Department of Radiology, Konya, Turkey
3
Dicle University, Medical Faculty, Department
of Pathology, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Publication date: 2011-04-11
Corresponding author
Mustafa Koplay
Selcuk University, Selcuklu Medical
Faculty, Department of Radiology,
The Central Campus, Konya, Turkey
Eur J Gen Med 2011;8(2):157-159
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ABSTRACT
A two days-old newborn female patient with Down Syndrome was admitted
to our hospital with complaint of vomiting. Physical examination
was unremarkable except for the typical physical appearance of
Down Syndrome. An abdominal radiography showed the double-bubble
sign, characteristic for duodenal obstruction, and the patient was operated
with prediagnosis of duodenal atresia. However, during the
operation, Hirschsprung’s disease was suspected and the diagnosis was
confirmed by rectal biopsy. In this study, we described the case of duodenal
atresia together with Hirschsprung’s disease in a patient with
Down Syndrome. Radiologists and pediatric surgeons should consider
this issue for a correct diagnosis and treatment.