A Rare but Serious Complication of Ladd’s Procedure: Recurrent Midgut Volvulus
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A Rare but Serious Complication of Ladd's Procedure: Recurrent Midgut Volvulus
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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastroenterology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000110601