Disorders of intestinal rotation and fixation ("malrotation").
Malrotation with volvulus is one of the true surgical emergencies of childhood. Prompt radiological diagnosis is often paramount to achieving a good outcome. An understanding of the normal and anomalous development of the midgut provides a basis for understanding the pathophysiology and the clinical presentation of malrotation and malrotation complicated by volvulus. In this essay, the radiologic findings of malrotation and volvulus are reviewed and illustrated with particular attention to the child with equivocal imaging findings.
Strouse
Peter J
PJ
Section of Pediatric Radiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, MI, Ann Arbor 48109-0252, USA. pstrouse@umich.edu
D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011859:Radiography