Small bowel haemorrhage associated with partial midgut malrotation in a middle-aged man
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Small bowel haemorrhage associated with partial midgut malrotation in a middle-aged man
We describe a case of life-threatening small bowel haemorrhage in a 56 year old man, who was found to have partial midgut malrotation at laparotomy. An association between congenital malrotation and gastrointestinal haemorrhage has not previously been reported in this age group. We discuss the association between gut malrotation and small intestinal pathology and describe the principles of mana...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Emergency Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-4-1