Midgut malrotation in adulthood.
A 29-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a history of recurrent right upper quadrant abdominal pain and vomiting. These symptoms appeared intermittently for 7 years. Various examinations revealed a diagnosis of midgut malrotation. Laparotomy was performed and revealed reverse rotation of the duodenum with paraduodenal hernia and a normal rotating colon. This case suggests that recurrent abdominal complaints in an adult should arouse suspicion of midgut malrotation.
Second Department of Internal Medicne, Aichi Meical University.
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Kanazawa
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Kasugai
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Miyata
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Miyashita
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Mizuno
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Nagase
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Hibino
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Muramatu
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Hayashi
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Aihara
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Yoshida
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Utsumi
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Nitta
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004733:Enema; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D001466:Barium Sulfate