The small intestine is a complex organ system that is vital to the life of the individual. There
are a number of congenital anomalies that occur and present most commonly in infancy; …

Purpose To determine the true incidence of associated intestinal atresia (AIA) in infants with
duodenal atresia (DA) and to analyze whether the surgical approach, open versus …

Objective Congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO) comprising duodenal atresia or stenosis
is a rare congenital anomaly requiring surgical correction in early life. Identification of …

Introduction Despite its wide acceptance, the superiority of laparoscopic versus open
pediatric surgery has remained controversial. There is still a call for well-founded evidence …

Background/purpose Whether laparoscopic surgery is superior to open surgery in the repair
of congenital duodenal obstruction remains controversial. The objective of this study is to …

Objective. Duodenal atresia (DA) routinely has been corrected by laparotomy and
duodenoduodenostomy with excellent long‐term results. We revisited the patients with DA …

Purpose To assess the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic versus open repair of congenital
duodenal obstruction (CDO), we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis (CDO) …

Aim A single center study was conducted to compare the short-term clinical outcome
between laparoscopic surgery (LS) and open surgery (OS) repair for neonates with …

Background The purpose of this study was to assess diagnostic accuracy and neonatal
outcomes in fetuses with a suspected proximal gastrointestinal obstruction (GIO). Methods …

Introduction: Traditional duodenal atresia (DA) repair involves a laparotomy. There have
been reports of laparoscopic repair (LAP), in lieu of the open laparotomy approach (OPN) …