Clinics in diagnostic imaging (74) . Midgut malrotation with volvulus
Strouse, P.J.
Singapore Medical Journal 43(6): 325-328
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-5675 PMID: 12380734 Document Number: 548442
Midgut malrotation with volvulus is a life-threatening surgical emergency. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is paramount to good outcome. Imaging plays a key role in confirming the diagnosis. A two-day-old male infant presented with bilious vomiting and was diagnosed by upper GI examination to have midgut malrotation and volvulus. The gut was ischaemic but viable at surgery. Radiological features of malrotation and volvulus are presented and discussed.