Disorders of intestinal rotation and fixation (?malrotation?)
- 4 September 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Pediatric Radiology
- Vol. 34 (11), 837-851
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-004-1279-4
Abstract
Malrotation with volvulus is one of the true surgical emergencies of childhood. Prompt radiological diagnosis is often paramount to achieving a good outcome. An understanding of the normal and anomalous development of the midgut provides a basis for understanding the pathophysiology and the clinical presentation of malrotation and malrotation complicated by volvulus. In this essay, the radiologic findings of malrotation and volvulus are reviewed and illustrated with particular attention to the child with equivocal imaging findings.Keywords
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