Intrauterine volvulus of terminal Ileum without Malrotation

Suheil Artul, George Habib, Amin Adawi, Bishara Mansour, William Nseir

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Abstract

Neonatal terminal ileum volvulus in the absence of malrotation has never been reported before in English literature. However, another similar rare entity known as neonatal primary segmental volvulus without malrotation has been reported before. Volvulus, in general, is an extreme emergency and cases not diagnosed in time lead to death. The main diagnosis is based on radiological features seen on imaging. We present a case of volvulus of terminal ileum that was diagnosed and surgically treated at age of 15 h ensuring the newborn survived. The definitive diagnosis was based mainly on ultrasonographic findings.

Original languageEnglish
Article number122317
JournalJournal of Clinical Imaging Science
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Malrotation
  • ultrasound
  • volvulus terminal ilium

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