Title
Intestinal malrotation in the adult: case report and review of literature
Other title
Malrotación intestinal en el adulto: reporte de 1 caso y revisión de la literatura.
Date Issued
01 October 2006
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ojeda C M.
Prochazka Z R.
Vila G S.
De Los Ríos S R.
Pinto V J.L.
Medico Residente del Servicio de Gastroenterología del Hosp Nacional Cayetano Heredia
Medico Residente del Servicio de Gastroenterología del Hosp Nacional Cayetano Heredia
Medico Residente del Servicio de Gastroenterología del Hosp Nacional Cayetano Heredia
Abstract
Intestinal malrotation is a congenital anomaly of intestinal rotation and fixation that generally becomes symptomatic at the neonatal period. Uncommonly it may occur in older children and adults, requiring imaging studies to suspect and confirm the diagnosis. In this case report an intestinal malrotation in a previously asymptomatic young adult patient with acute intestinal obstruction is described.
Start page
395
End page
399
Volume
26
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-33846993727
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
ISSN of the container
10225129
Sources of information:
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