Preliminary Investigation of the Diagnosis of Neonatal Congenital Small Bowel Atresia by Ultrasound

Figure 3

The small intestines in neonates with small bowel atresia. (a) The small intestines (black arrow) in neonates with duodenal atresia, with a little high echo in the center, no gas, are as small as an earthworm. (b) The small intestines (black arrow) in neonates with jejuno-ileal atresia, with a little high echo in the center, no gas, are as small as an earthworm. (c) The small intestines in operation.