Midgut malrotation with congenital peritoneal band: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction in adulthood. (7th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Low, Soo Fin; Ngiu, Chai Soon; Sridharan, Radhika; Lee, Yee Ling
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 2014
• Publication Date: 2014-03-07
• Subjects: Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202690
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : Midgut malrotation commonly presents in the neonatal period, and rarely manifests its symptoms in adulthood with an estimated incidence of 0.2–0.5%. Nevertheless, the symptoms are non-specific with no strong pointers towards the clinical diagnosis. Consequently, the diagnosis is usually disclosed with imaging or surgery. We report a case of small bowel obstruction secondary to a congenital peritoneal band with underlying midgut malrotation in a 48-year-old man.