Intestinal malrotation is defined as an alteration in the rotation and fixation of intestine during fetal stage. It can present with a wide clinical spectrum ranging from acute volvulus to chronic duodenal obstruction. Its presentation therefore also very varied, asymptomatic patients whom diagnosis be made finding, extremely serious symptoms such midgut volvulus. Midgut most severe manifesta...

An eighteen-month-old boy who had undergone a Ladd's procedure for malrotation in the newborn period presented with acute onset of nausea, vomiting, rectal bleeding, and confusion. Laparotomy revealed midgut volvulus, mesenteric lymphadenopathy and massive chylous ascites. Recurrent midgut volvulus following Ladd's procedure is extremely rare but should be borne in mind in cases of persistent o...

The aim of the study. Retrospective analysis of diagnosis, surgical management and final outcome of malrotation in children. Material and methods. Clinical charts, operative notes and imaging studies of all children operated on for malrotation in years 1985-2005 were studied. Children in whom malrotation was diagnosed incidentally during an operation performed because of other indications were ...

Midgut malrotation is a congenital anomaly of intestinal rotation and fixation that is generally seen in neonatal population. Adult cases are rarely reported. Early diagnosis is crucial to avoid life threatening complications. Here, we present an adulthood case of midgut volvulus as a rare cause of acute abdomen.

Midgut volvulus is a surgical emergency and occurs as a complication in patients with malrotation. The importance of an upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series in all patients with gastroesophageal refl ux (GER) disease is to rule out any anatomic abnormality precipitated by GER. Of these abnormalities, “midgut volvulus” is the most catastrophic complication and occurs with intestinal malrotation a...

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...

Appendicitis is a common surgical condition with various clinical presentations. The diagnosis could be obscured by underlying undiagnosed anatomical anomalies like intestinal malrotation. Intestinal malrotation is a rare foetal anomaly resulting from an incomplete, or failure of midgut rotation and fixation. 85% of cases have been estimated to present in the first two weeks of life. Presentati...

INTRODUCTION Intestinal malrotation is a developmental anomaly of intestinal fixation and rotation caused by a disruption in the normal embryologic development of the bowel. Normal rotation takes place around the superior mesenteric artery. Incomplete rotation and midgut volvulus is the commonest type of anomaly. Intestinal obstruction is the commonest presentation in symptomatic cases. PATIE...