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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology 2022; 05(03): 217-221
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749674
Case Report

Spectrum of Clinical and Radiological Presentation of Midgut Malrotation in Children and Adolescents: Case Series

Saurya Saurya
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
,
Poonam Sherwani
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
,
Garima Sharma
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
,
Sudhir Saxena
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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Abstract

Midgut malrotation is usually present in the early neonatal period with intestinal obstruction and bilious vomiting. However, sometimes it may present later in childhood and adolescence with atypical features and then may remain undiagnosed for long, adversely affecting the growth and development of the child. Here we describe three cases of intestinal malrotation with various atypical presentation and imaging findings.

Keywords

malrotation - midgut - volvulus - Ladd's band - nonrotation - reverse rotation


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Article published online:
11 July 2022

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