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Jejunal atresia (type 3A) with jejunoileal fistula: a case report of jejunal atresia with rare presentation

A six-month-old girl presented to pediatrics emergency with features suggestive of subacute presentation of intestinal obstruction. Laparotomy revealed type 3A jejunal atresia with jejunoileal fistula. The proximal jejunal end having narrow pinpoint connection with distal segment at 10 cm distal to atretic site. A mesenteric defect noted in between two segments. A long thick fibrovascular band found arising at the mesenteric defect site and distally attached to splenic flexure.