RT Book, Section
A1 Marwan, Ahmed I.
A1 Chen, Mike K.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182907409
T1 Gastrointestinal Obstruction
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182907409
RD 2024/04/23
AB Bowel  obstruction  occurs  when  normal  flow  of  intraluminal  contents  is  interrupted  and  can  be  either  attributed  to  functional  (ie,  abnormal  intestinal  physiology)  or  mechanical  causes.  In  infants  and  children,  gastrointestinal  (GI)  obstruction  can  be  categorized  as  congenital  or  acquired.  It  may  be  divided  based  on  age  of  presentation  and  onset  of  symptoms.  These  broad  categories  are  not  mutually  exclusive,  but  categorizing  them  in  this  fashion  helps  with  identifying  the  etiology  of  the  obstruction.  For  example,  congenital  lesions  of  the  intestine  such  as  an  enteric  duplication  or  Meckel  diverticulum  may  not  cause  obstruction  until  later  in  life.  Congenital  anatomic  defects  and  acquired  disorders  of  the  intestine  presenting  in  the  first  30  days  of  life  are  characterized  as  neonatal  intestinal  obstruction.