atresia
IPA: ʌtrˈiʒʌ
noun
- (anatomy, medicine) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.
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Examples of "atresia" in Sentences
- Biliary atresia is a very rare disorder.
- There are two types of pulmonary atresia.
- There is no known cause of biliary atresia.
- The rest will die by Ovarian follicle atresia.
- Hydramnios is associated with esophageal atresia.
- Umbilical cord ulceration and intestinal atresia.
- Follicular atresia is the break down of the ovarian follicles.
- Although biliary atresia is rare, its geographic reach is wide.
- Babies with TEF or esophageal atresia are unable to feed properly.
- In general the long-term outlook for biliary atresia is excellent.
- An increase in pylorostenosis or alimentary tract atresia was seen.
- If the atresia is complete, liver transplantation is the only option.
- Tricuspid atresia is usually diagnosed a few hours or days after birth.
- The purpose of surgery for children with biliary atresia is to restore bile flow.
- The surgery for biliary atresia is called a Kasai operation or hepatoportoenterstomy.
- Tricuspid atresia is a single-ventricle lesion, because the heart has only one functioning ventricle (the left ventricle).
- Biliary atresia is associated with several malformations including a malformation of the spleen, i.e. asplenia or polysplenia.
- Now with the Kasai hepatoportoenterstomy and improvements in liver transplantation, the first generation of patients with biliary atresia is reaching adulthood.
- Biliary atresia is a serious liver disorder that occurs shortly after birth when a newborn's bile ducts (the tubes that carry bile from the liver) become blocked.
- Tricuspid atresia is often associated with pulmonary stenosis or narrowing of the pulmonary valve, or pulmonary atresia where the pulmonary valve is completely closed.