Reversed rotation of the midgut in an adult. Case report.
Management of a patient with a congenital anomaly of the midgut can be difficult for a surgeon since these abnormalities are extremely rare particularly in adults. However a thorough knowledge of embryology and anatomy will allow the complexity of a rotational anomaly to be resolved. A case of reversed rotation of the midgut is presented and the literature on this subject reviewed.
Borghol
M
M
Department of Surgery, Ashington Hospital, England.
Holdsworth
J
J
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002432:Cecum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male