Gastrointestinal: Adult presentation of intestinal malrotation
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[Adult intestinal malrotation associated with intestinal volvulus].
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 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0815-9319
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13401