25 PERSISTENT FEEDING PROBLEMS AFTER CORRECTION OF INTESTINAL MALROTATION – MANOMETRIC ASSESSMENT

Persistent gastrointestinal symptoms after correction of malrotation.

Persistent vomiting, diarrhoea, or intolerance of feeding, are well recognised problems in children after surgical correction of intestinal malrotation. Conversely, intestinal malrotation is a common accompaniment of chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. We investigated motor activity of the small intestine during fasting in eight children who had persistent vomiting, intolerance of...

Outcomes after a Ladd procedure for intestinal malrotation with heterotaxia.

PURPOSE Intestinal rotation abnormalities and complex congenital heart disease associated with heterotaxia coexist. Despite the risk for midgut volvulus, performing a Ladd procedure for asymptomatic malrotation with heterotaxia remains to be controversial because the presumed risk for postoperative complications is thought to exceed the benefits of the operation. The purpose of this study was t...

Intestinal malrotation and midgut volvulus

A four-day-old boy presented with persistent bilious vomiting, bloody stained stool, and mild abdominal distension. Transabdominal ultrasound demonstrated a round soft-tissue mass-like structure in the right upper quadrant. With color Doppler ultrasound, the whirlpool sign was observed. Abdominal radiograph showed nonspecific findings. Upper gastrointestinal series revealed upper gastrointestin...

[Adult intestinal malrotation associated with intestinal volvulus].

BACKGROUND Intestinal malrotation is a congenital anomaly of the intestinal rotation and fixation, and usually occurs in the neonatal age. OBJECTIVE Description of a clinical case associated with acute occlusive symptoms. CLINICAL CASE A case of intestinal malrotation is presented in a previously asymptomatic woman of 46 years old with an intestinal obstruction, with radiology and surgical ...

Intestinal Malrotation — Symptoms and Surgery