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Abnormal jejunum morphology

MedGen UID:
870767
•Concept ID:
C4025224
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the jejunum
 
HPO: HP:0005265

Definition

An abnormality of the jejunum, i.e., of the middle section of the small intestine. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Presentation and outcome of treatment of jejunoileal atresia in Nigeria.
Sholadoye TT, Mshelbwala PM, Ameh EA
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2018 Apr-Jun;15(2):84-87. doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_120_16. PMID: 31290469Free PMC Article
Emergency management of complicated jejunal diverticulosis.
Johnson KN, Fankhauser GT, Chapital AB, Merritt MV, Johnson DJ
Am Surg 2014 Jun;80(6):600-3. PMID: 24887799
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in children: diagnosis and treatment.
Karnak I, Senocak ME, Ciftci AO, Cağlar M, Bingöl-Koloğlu M, Tanyel FC, Büyükpamukçu N
J Pediatr Surg 2001 Jun;36(6):908-12. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.23970. PMID: 11381424

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ultrasound diagnosis of the small intestinal adenomyoma in children.
Yan Y, Liu Q, Zhang H, Chen Y, Wang Q
Med Ultrason 2023 Sep 29;25(3):263-269. doi: 10.11152/mu-4035. PMID: 37778020
Long-term surgical outcomes of apple-peel atresia.
Zhu H, Gao R, Alganabi M, Dong K, Ganji N, Xiao X, Zheng S, Shen C
J Pediatr Surg 2019 Dec;54(12):2503-2508. Epub 2019 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.08.045. PMID: 31522794
The supercharged microvascular jejunal interposition.
Swisher SG, Hofstetter WL, Miller MJ
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 Spring;19(1):56-65. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2006.11.003. PMID: 17403459
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in children: diagnosis and treatment.
Karnak I, Senocak ME, Ciftci AO, Cağlar M, Bingöl-Koloğlu M, Tanyel FC, Büyükpamukçu N
J Pediatr Surg 2001 Jun;36(6):908-12. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.23970. PMID: 11381424
Clinical enteroscopy.
Rossini FP, Arrigoni A, Pennazio M
J Clin Gastroenterol 1996 Apr;22(3):231-5; discussion 235-6. doi: 10.1097/00004836-199604000-00019. PMID: 8724266

Diagnosis

Splenogonadal fusion: a case report.
Oshiba A, Abdallah D, Abdelaziz M, Ibrahim A, Kotb M, Eshiba S, Rizvi M
J Med Case Rep 2023 Dec 15;17(1):515. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-04241-0. PMID: 38098099Free PMC Article
Small bowel diverticulosis: imaging appearances, complications, and pitfalls.
Lamb R, Kahlon A, Sukumar S, Layton B
Clin Radiol 2022 Apr;77(4):264-273. Epub 2022 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2021.12.003. PMID: 35012738
Waugh's Syndrome.
Rao PL, Kumar V
Indian J Pediatr 2005 Jan;72(1):86. doi: 10.1007/BF02760597. PMID: 15684461
Childhood trichobezoar.
Sood AK, Bahl L, Kaushal RK, Sharma VK, Grover N
Indian J Pediatr 2000 May;67(5):390-1. doi: 10.1007/BF02820699. PMID: 10885216
Food-induced malabsorption syndromes.
Savilahti E
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2000;30 Suppl:S61-6. doi: 10.1097/00005176-200001001-00010. PMID: 10634301

Therapy

Long-term surgical outcomes of apple-peel atresia.
Zhu H, Gao R, Alganabi M, Dong K, Ganji N, Xiao X, Zheng S, Shen C
J Pediatr Surg 2019 Dec;54(12):2503-2508. Epub 2019 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.08.045. PMID: 31522794
MR imaging of the small bowel.
Masselli G, Gualdi G
Radiology 2012 Aug;264(2):333-48. doi: 10.1148/radiol.12111658. PMID: 22821694
Coeliac disease in childhood.
Littlewood JM
Baillieres Clin Gastroenterol 1995 Jun;9(2):295-327. doi: 10.1016/0950-3528(95)90033-0. PMID: 7549029
Short-bowel syndrome: a collective review.
Galea MH, Holliday H, Carachi R, Kapila L
J Pediatr Surg 1992 May;27(5):592-6. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90455-g. PMID: 1625129
The effects of steroids upon the gastrointestinal tract.
Black HE
Toxicol Pathol 1988;16(2):213-22. doi: 10.1177/019262338801600214. PMID: 3055231

Prognosis

Incidence of late severe intestinal complications after bowel atresia/stenosis.
Hosokawa T, Tanami Y, Sato Y, Ishimaru T, Kawashima H, Oguma E
Pediatr Int 2022 Jan;64(1):e15208. doi: 10.1111/ped.15208. PMID: 35831265
Long-term surgical outcomes of apple-peel atresia.
Zhu H, Gao R, Alganabi M, Dong K, Ganji N, Xiao X, Zheng S, Shen C
J Pediatr Surg 2019 Dec;54(12):2503-2508. Epub 2019 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.08.045. PMID: 31522794
Short-bowel syndrome: a collective review.
Galea MH, Holliday H, Carachi R, Kapila L
J Pediatr Surg 1992 May;27(5):592-6. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90455-g. PMID: 1625129
Contemporary surgery of biliary atresia.
Lilly JR, Karrer FM
Pediatr Clin North Am 1985 Oct;32(5):1233-46. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34902-1. PMID: 3897988
Neonatal cholestasis.
Balistreri WF
J Pediatr 1985 Feb;106(2):171-84. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(85)80282-1. PMID: 3881579

Clinical prediction guides

Topographical anatomy of the intestines during in utero physiological herniation.
Cho BH, Kim JH, Jin ZW, Wilting J, Rodríguez-Vázquez JF, Murakami G
Clin Anat 2018 May;31(4):583-592. Epub 2017 Nov 28 doi: 10.1002/ca.22996. PMID: 29044646
Continuous-Flow LVAD Support Causes a Distinct Form of Intestinal Angiodysplasia.
Kang J, Hennessy-Strahs S, Kwiatkowski P, Bermudez CA, Acker MA, Atluri P, McConnell PI, Bartoli CR
Circ Res 2017 Sep 29;121(8):963-969. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310848. PMID: 28729354
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (Waldmann's disease).
Vignes S, Bellanger J
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2008 Feb 22;3:5. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-5. PMID: 18294365Free PMC Article
The effects of steroids upon the gastrointestinal tract.
Black HE
Toxicol Pathol 1988;16(2):213-22. doi: 10.1177/019262338801600214. PMID: 3055231
Hepatic complications of jejunoileal bypass.
O'Leary JP
Semin Liver Dis 1983 Aug;3(3):203-15. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1040686. PMID: 6353595

Recent systematic reviews

Accuracy of prenatal ultrasound in detecting jejunal and ileal atresia: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Virgone C, D'antonio F, Khalil A, Jonh R, Manzoli L, Giuliani S
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015 May;45(5):523-9. doi: 10.1002/uog.14651. PMID: 25157626

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