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Murine Ileocolic Bowel Resection with Primary Anastomosis
Published on: October 29, 2014
[Adult intestinal malrotation associated with intestinal volvulus]
Ernesto Hernando-Almudí1, Rafael Cerdán-Pascual1, Cristina Vallejo-Bernad1
1Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España.
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 findings showing an absence of intestinal rotation.
Conclusions:
Intestinal malrotation in adults is often asymptomatic, and is diagnosed as a casual finding during a radiological examination performed for other reasons. Infrequently, it can be diagnosed in adults, associated with an acute abdomen.
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