title: Dorsal mesenteric agenesis without small bowel atresia: a rare cause of midgut volvulus in children.
abstract: Agenesis of the dorsal mesentery in association with jejunal atresia is a well-recognized congenital anomaly. Only few reports exist in the English literature of children with agenesis of the dorsal mesentery without small bowel atresia. Herein, we report a child with total mesenteric agenesis presenting with midgut volvulus owing to internal herniation of the small bowel through a mesenteric defect, with normal fixation and rotation of the bowel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, and The University of Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, 5006 Australia.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cascio
authors.forename: Alan Sze Loong
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Tien
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Hock Lim
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000002:abnormalities*