Functional intestinal obstruction due to deficiency of argyrophil neurones in the myenteric plexus. Familial syndrome presenting with short small bowel, malrotation, and pyloric hypertrophy.

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  • M S Tanner
  • B Smith
  • J K Lloyd
چکیده

In 3 infants functional intestinal obstruction, associated with a short small intestine, malrotation, and pyloric hypertrophy, was shown to be due to failure of development of the argyrophil myenteric plexus, with the absence of ongoing peristalsis. 4 infants with similar clinical features have been described previously, and there is evidence for an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance of this syndrome.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of disease in childhood

دوره 51 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1976