Multiple Atresia by Ileal and Colonic Septa: Case Report.

A neonatal infant presented with jejunal atresia. A search in the course of the first laparotomy for other atretic areas failed to locate three separate complete bowel septa, which became revealed later by the clinical course, gastro-intestinal dye studies and threc further laparotomies. The patient illustrates the difficulties in locating these septa, and the importance of performing an opaque enema examination in the presence of any neonatal alimentary obstruction.