Midgut malrotation in aduithood

Authors
Kanazawa, T Kasugai, K Miyata, M Miyashita, M Mizuno, M Nagase, F Hibino, K Muramatu, W Hayashi, K Aihara, M Yoshida, T Utsumi, K Nitta, M
Citation
T. Kanazawa et al., Midgut malrotation in aduithood, INTERN MED, 39(8), 2000, pp. 626-631
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
INTERNAL MEDICINE
ISSN journal
09182918 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
626 - 631
Database
ISI
SICI code
0918-2918(200008)39:8<626:MMIA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A 29-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a history of recurrent right upper quadrant abdominal pain and vomiting. These symptoms appeared i ntermittently for 7 years. Various examinations revealed a diagnosis of mid gut malrotation, Laparotomy was performed and revealed reverse rotation of the duodenum with paraduodenal hernia and a normal rotating colon. This cas e suggests that recurrent abdominal complaints in an adult should arouse su spicion of midgut malrotation.