Intestinal Atresia

**Definition:** 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)

**Tree numbers:** - C06.198.719 - C06.405.469.445 - C16.131.314.466

**Synonyms:** - Apple Peel Syndrome - Apple-Peel Intestinal Atresia - Atresia, Intestinal - Congenital Intestinal Atresia