CONGENITAL MULTIPLE INTESTINAL ATRESIA SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH MULTIPLE ANASTOMOSES IN A PREMATURE NEONATE - REPORT OF A CASE

We report herein the case of a 2080-g premature male infant born at 34 weeks' gestation with multiple intestinal atresia, for whom multiple anastomoses were successfully performed, A total of 11 atresias were f ound in the small bowel, and five anastomoses were performed to preser ve 59cm of small bowel and the ileocecal valve. Postoperatively, he de veloped several episodes of sepsis caused by persistent enterostasis, but was able to be weaned from total parenteral nutrition (TPN) by pos toperative day (POD) 106, Thus, multiple anastomoses may be the approp riate procedure to prevent short-gut syndrome for congenital multiple intestinal atresia, even in premature infants.