Preliminary Investigation of the Diagnosis of Neonatal Congenital Small Bowel Atresia by Ultrasound
Table 2
The sonographic findings and postoperative findings in 20 cases with SBA.
Case
Sonographic findings
Intestinal dilation
Distended intestines’ terminal
Small intestines
Microcolon
Colon (mm)
Cystic mass
Surgical findings
1
+
+
+
+
0.5
–
Ileum atresia
2
+
–
+
–
–
+
Ileum and jejunum atresia
3
+
+
+
+
0.5
–
Ileum atresia
4
+
+
+
+
0.5
–
Duodenal atresia
5
+
–
+
+
0.4
+
Jejunum atresia
6
+
+
+
+
0.5
–
Duodenal atresia
7
+
+
+
–
–
–
Duodenal atresia
8
+
–
+
+
0.5
+
Ileum atresia
9
+
–
+
+
0.4
+
Ileum atresia
10
+
–
+
+
0.5
–
Ileum atresia
11
+
–
+
+
0.4
+
Ileum atresia
12
+
+
+
–
–
–
Jejunum (multiple) atresia
13
+
+
+
+
0.5
–
Duodenal atresia
14
+
+
+
+
0.4
–
Jejunum atresia
15
+
+
+
+
0.6
–
Duodenal atresia
16
+
+
+
+
0.4
–
Jejunum atresia
17
+
+
+
+
0.5
–
Jejunum atresia
18
+
+
+
–
–
–
Jejunum atresia
19
+
+
+
+
0.4
–
Ileum atresia
20
+
–
+
+
0.3
+
Ileum atresia
+: some intestines diameter greater than 17 mm; –: no intestine diameter greater than 17 mm. +: distended intestines’ terminal can be found; –: distended intestines’ terminal cannot be found. +: small distal intestines can be found; –: small distal intestines cannot be found. +: microcolon can be found; –: microcolon cannot be found. +: cystic mass can be found; –: cystic mass cannot be found.
