[A newborn with abdominal distention and bilious vomiting]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2019 Jan 9:163:D3426.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A newborn girl presented within the first 24 hours after birth with a distended abdomen and bilious vomiting. These symptoms resolved spontaneously after a contrast enema, which showed obstruction of the left colon. This finding and the fact that the mother had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus led to the diagnosis of neonatal small left colon syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / pathology
  • Adult
  • Colonic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Colonic Diseases / etiology
  • Diabetes, Gestational
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intestinal Obstruction / diagnosis*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
  • Intestinal Obstruction / pathology
  • Maternal Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Pregnancy
  • Vomiting / diagnosis*
  • Vomiting / etiology
  • Vomiting / pathology