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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007409
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Preferred Name

Intestinal Atresia

Definitions
Congenital obliteration of the lumen of the intestine, with the ILEUM involved in 50% of the cases and the JEJUNUM and DUODENUM following in frequency. It is the most frequent cause of INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION in NEWBORNS. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Synonyms
Atresias, Apple-Peel Intestinal
Congenital Intestinal Atresias
Congenital Intestinal Atresia
Atresia, Jejunal
Intestinal Atresias, Congenital
Atresia, Congenital Intestinal
Apple-Peel Intestinal Atresia
Apple Peel Syndromes
Intestinal Atresia, Apple-Peel
Jejunal Atresia
Apple-Peel Intestinal Atresias
Atresias, Congenital Intestinal
Apple Peel Small Bowel Syndrome
Intestinal Atresias, Apple-Peel
Intestinal Atresia, Congenital
Apple Peel Syndrome
Atresia, Intestinal
Apple Peel Intestinal Atresia
Atresia, Apple-Peel Intestinal
Familial Apple Peel Jejunal Atresia
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