[Adult intestinal malrotation associated with intestinal volvulus]

Abstract

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 findings showing an absence of intestinal rotation.

Conclusions: Intestinal malrotation in adults is often asymptomatic, and is diagnosed as a casual finding during a radiological examination performed for other reasons. Infrequently, it can be diagnosed in adults, associated with an acute abdomen.

Keywords: Intestinal malrotation; Intestinal obstruction; Intestinal volvulus; Malrotación intestinal; Obstrucción intestinal; Vólvulo intestinal.