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This study describes the presence of additional anomalies, pregnancy outcomes, total prevalence and association with maternal age in SIA cases in Europe.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Cases of SIA delivered during January 1990 to December 2006 notified to 20 EUROCAT registers formed the population-based case series. Prevalence over time was estimated using multilevel Poisson regression, and heterogeneity between registers was evaluated from the random component of the intercept.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In total 1133 SIA cases were reported among 5126, 164 registered births. Of 1044 singleton cases, 215 (20.6%) cases were associated with a chromosomal anomaly. Of 829 singleton SIA cases with normal karyotype, 221 (26.7%) were associated with other structural anomalies. Considering cases with normal karyotype, the total prevalence per 10 000 births was 1.6 (95% CI 1.5 to 1.7) for SIA, 0.9 (95% CI 0.8 to 1.0) for duodenal atresia and 0.7 (95% CI 0.7 to 0.8) for jejunoileal atresia (JIA). There was no significant trend in SIA, duodenal atresia or JIA prevalence over time (RR=1.0, 95% credible interval (CrI): 1.0 to 1.0 for each), but SIA and duodenal atresia prevalence varied by geographical location (p=0.03 and p=0.04, respectively). There was weak evidence of an increased risk of SIA in mothers aged less than 20 years compared with mothers aged 20 to 29 years (RR=1.3, 95% CrI: 1.0 to 1.8).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study found no evidence of a temporal trend in the prevalence of SIA, duodenal atresia or JIA, although SIA and duodenal atresia prevalence varied significantly between registers.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/fetalneonatal-2011-300631","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,8,29]],"date-time":"2012-08-29T09:07:58Z","timestamp":1346231278000},"page":"F353-F358","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":138,"title":["Epidemiology of small intestinal atresia in Europe: a register-based study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"97","author":[{"given":"Kate E","family":"Best","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK"}]},{"given":"Peter W G","family":"Tennant","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK"}]},{"given":"Marie-Claude","family":"Addor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2Division Autonome de Genetique Medicale, Registre Vaudois des Malformations, Vaud, Switzerland"}]},{"given":"Fabrizio","family":"Bianchi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"3CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Unit of Epidemiology, Tuscany, Italy"}]},{"given":"Patricia","family":"Boyd","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"4National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK"}]},{"given":"Elisa","family":"Calzolari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"5Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Neonatology Hospital, Universita di Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy"}]},{"given":"Carlos Matias","family":"Dias","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"6Centro de Estudos e registo de A C, Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Berenice","family":"Doray","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"7Service de Genetique Medicale, Hopitale de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Draper","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"8Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK"}]},{"given":"Ester","family":"Garne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"9Paediatric Department, Hospital Lillebaelt, Kolding, Odense, Denmark"}]},{"given":"Miriam","family":"Gatt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"10Department of Health Information, Malta Congenital Anomalies Registry, G\u2019mangia, Malta"}]},{"given":"Ruth","family":"Greenlees","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"11The Institute of Nursing Research, University of Ulster, Ulster, UK"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"Haeusler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"12Styrian Malformation Registry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria"}]},{"given":"Babak","family":"Khoshnood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"13INSERM U953, Hopital Saint Vincent de Paul, Paris, France"}]},{"given":"Bob","family":"McDonnell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"14Health Information Unit, Dr Steevens Hospital, Dublin, Ireland"}]},{"given":"Carmel","family":"Mullaney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"15Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive, Kilkenny, Ireland"}]},{"given":"Vera","family":"Nelen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"16Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Antwerp, New York, USA"}]},{"given":"Hanitra","family":"Randrianaivo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"17Naitre Aujhourd'hui, Ile de la Reunion, France"}]},{"given":"Anke","family":"Rissmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"18Malformation Monitoring Centre Saxony-Anhalt, Otto-von-Guericke University, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany"}]},{"given":"Joaquin","family":"Salvador","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"19Regional Maternity Survey Office, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Tucker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"20SESIS, Agencia de Salut Publica de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain"}]},{"given":"Diana","family":"Wellesly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"21Congenital Anomaly Register & Info Service, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, United Kingdom"}]},{"given":"Judith","family":"Rankin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK"},{"name":"22Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,8,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025090514245534000_97.5.F353.1","unstructured":"Walker W . 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