Volvulus of the colon in a child with congenital asplenia (Ivemark's syndrome).
Volvulus of the colon occurred in a child with congenital asplenia (Ivemark's syndrome). This type of volvulus does not appear to have been reported previously and was found to be due to an underlying abnormality of mesenteric attachment.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications*; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome