Pediatr. praxi. 2012;13(4):272-274

Transient neonatal intestinal obstruction as a manifestation of small left colon syndrome

prof.MUDr.Vladimír Mihál, CSc.1, MUDr.Kamila Michálková2, MUDr.Lumír Kantor, Ph.D.3, MUDr.Tomáš Malý, Ph.D.4
1 Dětská klinika LF UP a FN v Olomouci
2 Radiologická klinika LF UP a FN v Olomouci
3 Novorozenecké oddělení FN a LF UP v Olomouci
4 I. chirurgická klinika LF UP a FN v Olomouci

Authors report case reports of two newborns with transient intestinal obstruction. Irrigoscopic examination with a water soluble contrast

enema led to the diagnosis of neonatal small left colon syndrome (NSLCS) and treated those newborns successfully.

Keywords: newborn, intestinal obstruction, neonatal small left colon syndrome

Published: August 24, 2012  Show citation

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Mihál V, Michálková K, Kantor L, Malý T. Transient neonatal intestinal obstruction as a manifestation of small left colon syndrome. Pediatr. praxi. 2012;13(4):272-274.
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