Caecal volvulus in the Marden-Walker syndrome: an uncommon association of two rare diseases in a 4-year old child. Case report.
The authors report a case of caecal volvulus associated with Marden-Walker syndrome in a 4-year old girl. They point out the diagnostic difficulties of this devastating disease specially in debilitated children.
Mboyo
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Le Mans, France.
Flurin
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Bah
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Emam
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Fenni
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Weil
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D016569:Blepharophimosis; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome