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Intestinal Malrotation Diagnosed by Cholescintigraphy
Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 1988Malrotation of the gut is a congenital abnormality in which the primitive intestinal loop fails to undergo rotation to its normal adult position. Rotation of the gut may become arrested at any stage, producing abnormal locations of the intestines within the abdomen.
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Intestinal malrotation and volvulus in infancy
Pediatric Surgery International, 1990Intestinal malrotation is most commenly complicated by volvulus in the first weeks of life. Early diagnosis and surgical intervention are needed to prevent gangrene of the midgut and peritonitis. When the diagnosis of intestinal malrotation is suspected, a plain X-ray film of the abdomen must be perfomed.
S. A. Pedersen +2 more
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Laparoscopic Treatment of Intestinal Malrotation in Children
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2015Purpose Intestinal malrotation is a congenital intestinal rotation anomaly, which can be treated by either laparotomy or laparoscopy. Our hypothesis is that laparoscopic treatment leads to less small bowel obstruction because of the fewer adhesions in comparison to laparotomy, without increasing the risk of recurrent volvulus.
Ivo de Blaauw +5 more
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Intestinal malrotation – volvulus: Imaging findings
Radiología (English Edition), 2015Radiologists must be able to recognize the imaging signs of intestinal malrotation because this condition can lead to potentially lethal complications such as midgut volvulus. The correct diagnosis depends on both high clinical suspicion and the radiologist's ability to recognize the specific signs of malrotation and the normal variants that can lead ...
E. Ballesteros Gómiz +4 more
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Intestinal malrotation and volvulus in infants and children
BMJ, 2013The parents of a 2 week old term baby presented to the out of hours general practice service late in the evening with a two hour history of green vomiting. As the baby looked well, had been passing stools and urine normally, and had a soft non-tender abdomen, they were advised to attend their own general practice the following morning. The baby arrived
Kamal Kuti +2 more
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Association of anorectal malformation and intestinal malrotation
The American Journal of Surgery, 2015Patients born with anorectal malformations (ARM) frequently have other congenital anomalies that are well-defined; however, limited data exist examining the relationship of ARM with malrotation.A 10-year retrospective review was performed to examine all patients treated at a regional children's medical center with a diagnosis of ARM.
Miranda Bradford +6 more
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Intestinal Malrotation in the Adult
The American Surgeon™, 2020Ryan M. Crouse +3 more
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Case on Complications of Intestinal Malrotation
2013A 29-year-old nurse was referred from a regional hospital because of intestinal obstruction. She had never been operated on before and the physical examination revealed no inguinal or femoral hernias. Three years before this patient did have an episode of some hours of intense pain in her abdomen, explained then by the GP as a colic condition.
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Green for danger! Intestinal malrotation and volvulus
Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice, 2007Intestinal malrotation is a congenital condition that can have disastrous, potentially fatal sequelae. It is believed to occur in approximately 1 in 500 live births.1 Malrotation results from failure or interruption of the normal process of rotation, positioning and fixation of the embryonic gut during development, so that it is has a propensity to ...
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