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Case Reports
. 1987 Apr;9(2):212-6.
doi: 10.1097/00004836-198704000-00021.

Midgut volvulus in the adult. A complication of intestinal malrotation

J T Rowsom, S N Sullivan, D P Girvan
Case Reports

Midgut volvulus in the adult. A complication of intestinal malrotation

J T Rowsom et al. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1987 Apr.

Abstract

We report two cases of abnormalities in the second and third stages of intestinal rotation and fixation which presented in adulthood as recurrent midgut volvulus. We review the embryology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this problem.

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