Midgut volvulus in association with malrotation is a pediatric surgical emergency. Prompt
and accurate diagnosis is necessary to avoid bowel ischemia and necrosis, thereby …

Heterotaxy (HTX) is a rare condition of abnormal thoraco-abdominal organ arrangement
across the left–right axis of the body. The pathogenesis of HTX includes a derangement of …

Purpose The commonly cited ages at presentation of many pediatric conditions have been
based largely on single center or outdated epidemiologic evidence. Thus, we sought to …

Background It remains unclear to what extent midgut rotation determines human intestinal
topography and pathology. We reinvestigated the midgut during its looping and herniation …

Background Adult midgut malrotation is a rare cause of an acute abdomen requiring urgent
intervention. It may also present in the non-acute setting with chronic, non-specific …

Context Despite the advantages of ultrasound (US), upper gastrointestinal contrast series
(UGI) remains the first-line diagnostic modality in the diagnosis of midgut malrotation and …

Objectives: Define clinical spectrum and long-term outcomes of gut malrotation. With new
insights, an innovative procedure was introduced and predictive models were established …

Although the outcome of newborns with surgical congenital diseases (eg., diaphragmatic
hernia; esophageal atresia; omphalocele; gastroschisis) has improved rapidly with recent …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to study the various presentations of malrotation and
management in patients older than 1 year. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Medical records of …

Congenital intestinal malrotation is mainly detected in childhood and caused by incomplete
rotation and fixation of the intestines providing the prerequisites for life-threatening volvulus …