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BMJ Case Reports 2012; doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-006855
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Annular pancreas associated with duodenal obstruction

  1. Sergio B Sesia2
  1. 1Department of Pediatric Radiology, University Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
  2. 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sergio Sesia, sergio.sesia{at}ukbb.ch

Description

A preterm neonate weighing 1360 g was born at 33+2 weeks’ gestation with severe polyhydramnios. She was transferred, directly after delivery, to our neonatal intensive care unit presenting with distended upper abdomen and vomiting. A plain film of the abdomen (figure 1) was performed with the suspicion of duodenal atresia and showed a markedly distended …

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