The retropancreatic colon: a congenital anomaly.
We report the first case of a retropancreatic colon. This condition appears to be a congenital internal intra-abdominal hernia secondary to abnormal intestinal rotation in the embryo.
Estrada
R L
RL
Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
Mindelzun
R E
RE
D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000151:congenital / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012399:Rotation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed