Jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive: The role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settings
Type 1 jejunal atresias with partial webs present with intermittent features of high grade, partial intestinal obstruction potentially delaying diagnosis, particularly in low resource countries with limited access to advanced imaging technology. We report a case of a 2-year-old female with incomplet...
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| author | Paddy Ssentongo Xavier Candela Anthony Kofi Sakyi Amoah Janet N. Opare Temitope E. Arkorful Anthony Y. Tsai Forster Amponsah-Manu John S. Oh |
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| description | Type 1 jejunal atresias with partial webs present with intermittent features of high grade, partial intestinal obstruction potentially delaying diagnosis, particularly in low resource countries with limited access to advanced imaging technology. We report a case of a 2-year-old female with incomplete jejunal obstruction due to type 1 jejunal atresia with partial web. She presented with visible abdominal peristaltic waves that started at 3 months but was not diagnosed until 21 months later by a video her mother captured with mobile phone during one of the visible abdominal peristalsis episodes. We discuss the role of mobile phones in facilitating timely surgical diagnosis in the low and middle income countries (LMICs). Keywords: Type 1 jejunal atresia, Jejunal web, Mobile phones in surgery, Limited resource settings |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd8190a26d814d08b5bbcaf187e635022022-12-21T20:04:53ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662018-09-01366769Jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive: The role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settingsPaddy Ssentongo0Xavier Candela1Anthony Kofi Sakyi Amoah2Janet N. Opare3Temitope E. Arkorful4Anthony Y. Tsai5Forster Amponsah-Manu6John S. Oh7Center for Neural Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USAPenn State Hershey College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USADepartment of Surgery, Eastern Regional Hospital, P.O Box 201, Koforidua, GhanaDepartment of Surgery, Eastern Regional Hospital, P.O Box 201, Koforidua, GhanaDepartment of Surgery, Eastern Regional Hospital, P.O Box 201, Koforidua, GhanaDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USADepartment of Surgery, Eastern Regional Hospital, P.O Box 201, Koforidua, GhanaDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; Corresponding author. Department of Surgery, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.Type 1 jejunal atresias with partial webs present with intermittent features of high grade, partial intestinal obstruction potentially delaying diagnosis, particularly in low resource countries with limited access to advanced imaging technology. We report a case of a 2-year-old female with incomplete jejunal obstruction due to type 1 jejunal atresia with partial web. She presented with visible abdominal peristaltic waves that started at 3 months but was not diagnosed until 21 months later by a video her mother captured with mobile phone during one of the visible abdominal peristalsis episodes. We discuss the role of mobile phones in facilitating timely surgical diagnosis in the low and middle income countries (LMICs). Keywords: Type 1 jejunal atresia, Jejunal web, Mobile phones in surgery, Limited resource settingshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661830085X |
| spellingShingle | Paddy Ssentongo Xavier Candela Anthony Kofi Sakyi Amoah Janet N. Opare Temitope E. Arkorful Anthony Y. Tsai Forster Amponsah-Manu John S. Oh Jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive: The role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settings Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| title | Jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive: The role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settings |
| title_full | Jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive: The role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settings |
| title_fullStr | Jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive: The role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive: The role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settings |
| title_short | Jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive: The role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settings |
| title_sort | jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive the role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settings |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661830085X |
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