1. What signs and symptoms suggest intestinal obstruction in the neonate? Signs and symptoms vary according to the location of the obstruction. Proximal intestinal obstruction leads to early bilious vomiting, typically with minimal distention. Neonates with distal intestinal obstruction often present after the first day of life with distention and bilious emesis. Bilious emesis in infants and c...

The aim of the study. Retrospective analysis of diagnosis, surgical management and final outcome of malrotation in children. Material and methods. Clinical charts, operative notes and imaging studies of all children operated on for malrotation in years 1985-2005 were studied. Children in whom malrotation was diagnosed incidentally during an operation performed because of other indications were ...

The most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children is postsurgical adhesions. Internal herniation through the falciform ligament is very rare, but frequently causes small bowel obstruction when it occurs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report regarding large bowel obstruction associated with midgut malrotation through the falciform ligament in a child.

In 3 infants functional intestinal obstruction, associated with a short small intestine, malrotation, and pyloric hypertrophy, was shown to be due to failure of development of the argyrophil myenteric plexus, with the absence of ongoing peristalsis. 4 infants with similar clinical features have been described previously, and there is evidence for an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance of th...

Midgut malrotation is a congenital anomaly of intestinal rotation and fixation that is generally seen in neonatal population. Adult cases are rarely reported. Early diagnosis is crucial to avoid life threatening complications. Here, we present an adulthood case of midgut volvulus as a rare cause of acute abdomen.

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A 29-year-old male presented symptoms of pain in the upper abdomen accompanied by vomiting. Of relevance in his medical history, the patient reported episodes of recurrent chronic abdominal pain and vomiting. An abdominal CAT-scan was performed (Fig. 1) which showed an anomalous arrangement of the bowel loops located in the upper abdomen. It also revealed a horseshoe-kidney and signs of bowel o...

Abstract Background Mobile caecum along with malfixed small bowel mesentery in malrotation is incriminated to cause intussusception children. This dual association very rare and labeled as Waugh’s syndrome. often missed during conservative management of may manifest chronic intussusception. Case presentation We report a case intestinal 13-year-old boy who presented recurrent The child was resus...