Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Acute appendicitis in a young adult with midgut malrotation: a case report. |
| Authors: |
Bider, K.1 biderk@uhbs.ch, Kaim, A.1, Wiesner, W.1, Bongartz, G.1 |
| Source: |
European Radiology. Jul2001, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p1171-1174. 4p. |
| Subjects: |
Appendicitis, Appendix diseases, Mesenteric artery, Surgery, Pancreas, Diagnosis |
| Abstract: |
Midgut malrotation is defined as a developmental anomaly that may cause atypical clinical symptoms in relatively common intestinal disorders due to altered anatomy. A 27-year-old woman presented with acute left-sided abdominal pain. Underlying type Ia malrotation prevented the correct clinical diagnosis of perforated, ulcerated appendicitis. Cross-sectional imaging demonstrated all the typical signs of this type of malrotation, i.e., right-sided duodenojejunal junction, left positioned cecum and ascending colon, inverted position of the superior mesenteric vessels, and hypoplasia of the uncinate process of pancreas, and surgical treatment was initiated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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