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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2019; 25(28): 3787-3797
Published online Jul 28, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i28.3787
Published online Jul 28, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i28.3787
Comparison of outcomes between complete and incomplete congenital duodenal obstruction
Stefan Gfroerer, Till-Martin Theilen, Henning C Fiegel, Udo Rolle, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
Anoosh Esmaeili, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
Author contributions: Gfroerer S, Theilen TM, Esmaeili A, and Rolle U contributed to study conception and design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data, and final approval of the version of the article to be published; Gfroerer S drafted of the article; Theilen TM, Esmaeili A, and Rolle U contributed to critical revisions related to the important intellectual content of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Frankfurt.
Informed consent statement: Patients and parents were not required to give informed consent for the study because the analysis used anonymous data that were obtained after the completion of treatment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
STROBE statement: The guidelines of the STROBE Statement have been adopted.
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Corresponding author: Stefan Gfroerer, MD, Surgeon, Deputy Head, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt 60590, Germany. stefan.gfroerer@kgu.de
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Received: March 29, 2019
Peer-review started: March 29, 2019
First decision: May 30, 2019
Revised: June 13, 2019
Accepted: July 5, 2019
Article in press: July 5, 2019
Published online: July 28, 2019
Peer-review started: March 29, 2019
First decision: May 30, 2019
Revised: June 13, 2019
Accepted: July 5, 2019
Article in press: July 5, 2019
Published online: July 28, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Outcomes of complete congenital duodenal obstruction (CCDO) and incomplete (ICDO) have rarely been compared. The present study is the first to report on this issue based on a series of patients who represent a broad spectrum of pathologies in either group. The current results show significant differences between CCDO and ICDO with regard to prenatal detection rate, preoperative diagnostics, postoperative enteral feeds, length of hospital stay and morbidity according to Clavien-Dindo classification and the comprehensive complication index.