Waugh's Syndrome: Report of Two Children with Intussusception

Yousuf Aziz Khan; Sunil Kumar Yadav; Ashraf Elkholy

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1604264

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, Table of Contents

CC-BY 4.0 · European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2017; 05(01): e29-e31
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604264

Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Waugh's Syndrome: Report of Two Children with Intussusception

Authors

Yousuf Aziz Khan

¹Department of Paediatric Surgery, Ibn Sina Specialized Surgical Hospital, Al-Sabah Health Region, Safat, Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait
Sunil Kumar Yadav

¹Department of Paediatric Surgery, Ibn Sina Specialized Surgical Hospital, Al-Sabah Health Region, Safat, Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait
Ashraf Elkholy

²Department of Paediatric Surgery, Ibn Sina Specialized Surgical Hospital, Ibn Sina Hospital Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait

³Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kasr Elaini School of Medicine Cairo University, Kasr Elainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

Waugh's syndrome (WS) is the rare association of intussusception and intestinal malrotation. We present two such cases in a 5-month-old infant and a 9-year-old girl. Both patients presented with intussusception and were diagnosed with malrotation during workup and surgical exploration. We conclude that the possibility of intestinal malrotation must be taken into consideration while managing children with intussusception.

Keywords

Waugh's syndrome - intussusception - intestinal malrotation - children

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