Triple bubble sign

Newborn with

vomiting. AXR supine (left) shows a dilated stomach in the left upper quadrant and a dilated duodenum in the right upper quadrant and a dilated loop of proximal jejunum inferiorly (triple bubble sign). There is no gas distally. AXR upright (right) shows air fluid levels in the stomach and duodenum and in the dilated loop of proximal jejunum.The diagnosis was jejunal atresia.

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The triple bubble sign is the classic radiographic appearance observed in jejunal atresia . The appearance is due to a proximal obstruction caused by the atretric jejunum. It is equivalent to the double bubble sign, but a third bubble is seen because of proximal jejunal distention.

Siehe auch:

Jejunalatresie

Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Triple bubble sign:

Jejunalatresie

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