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. 2015 May 15;112(20):357–364. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0357

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Appearance of type IIIb (apple-peel) small-bowel atresia. Children with apple-peel malformation (IIIb) and multiple atresias (IV) have the poorest prognosis. Note the central vessel around which the small bowel winds like pared apple peel, making bowel perfusion very fragile