Situs inversus abdominus and malrotation in an adult with Ladd's band formation leading to intestinal ischaemia.
Situs inversus abdominus with rotational anomaly of the intestines is an extremely rare condition. Although intestinal malrotation has been recognized as a cause of obstruction in infants and children and may be complicated by intestinal ischaemia, it is very rare in adults. When it occurs in the adult patient, it may present acutely as bowel obstruction or intestinal ischaemia or chronically as vague intermittent abdominal pain. Herein, we present an acute presentation of a case of situs inversus abdominus and intestinal malrotation with Ladd's band leading to infarction of the intestine in a 32 year old woman.
Mallick
Ismail H
IH
Department of Surgery, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby DN33 2AZ, United Kingdom. imallick@excite.com
Iqbal
Rizwan
R
Davies
Justin B
JB
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000098:blood supply*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis