{"title":"A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen in Children: Segmental Absence of the Intestinal Musculature, a Case Report and Literature Review","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s12262-024-04052-7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>Segmental absence of the intestinal musculature (SAIM) is a rare clinicopathological entity in childhood. The etiology of SAIM has not been fully elucidated. Cases of SAIM are mostly documented in neonate and adult population. A 10-year-old girl was admitted to our clinic with the complaint of acute abdominal pain that was not relieved on medical management. Ultrasound abdomen showed diffuse thickening of duodenum, jejunum, and transverse colon wall. There was fluid collection in the left lower abdomen. In view of unrelieved abdominal distention, acute abdominal pain, and intestinal obstruction, a midline laparotomy was performed. Fibrous bands were compressing the jejunum with a small jejunum segment that appeared ischemic and was resected. Histopathological examination of this jejunum segment was reported as SAIM—a clear cut histopathological picture of mucosa and sub-mucosa with no muscularis propria was seen.</p>","PeriodicalId":13391,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Indian Journal of Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-024-04052-7","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Segmental absence of the intestinal musculature (SAIM) is a rare clinicopathological entity in childhood. The etiology of SAIM has not been fully elucidated. Cases of SAIM are mostly documented in neonate and adult population. A 10-year-old girl was admitted to our clinic with the complaint of acute abdominal pain that was not relieved on medical management. Ultrasound abdomen showed diffuse thickening of duodenum, jejunum, and transverse colon wall. There was fluid collection in the left lower abdomen. In view of unrelieved abdominal distention, acute abdominal pain, and intestinal obstruction, a midline laparotomy was performed. Fibrous bands were compressing the jejunum with a small jejunum segment that appeared ischemic and was resected. Histopathological examination of this jejunum segment was reported as SAIM—a clear cut histopathological picture of mucosa and sub-mucosa with no muscularis propria was seen.
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The Indian Journal of Surgery is the official publication of the Association of Surgeons of India that considers for publication articles in all fields of surgery. Issues are published bimonthly in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December.
The journal publishes Original article, Point of technique, Review article, Case report, Letter to editor, Teachers and surgeons from the past - A short (up to 500 words) bio sketch of a revered teacher or surgeon whom you hold in esteem and Images in surgery, surgical pathology, and surgical radiology.
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The Indian Journal of Surgery offers peer-reviewed coverage of all types of surgery. The Journal publishes Original articles, Points of technique, Review articles, Case reports, Letters, Images and brief biographies of influential teachers and surgeons.
The Journal spans General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Rural Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Surgical Oncology, Radiology, Anaesthesia, Trauma Services, Minimal Access Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, GI Surgery, ENT, Colorectal Surgery, surgical practice and research.
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