title: Ileosigmoid knotting in a child. The first case report in a French girl.
abstract: Ileosigmoid knotting occurs when the ileum wraps around the base of an elongated sigmoid colon. It is rare in developed countries, especially in children. The authors report the first case of ileosigmoid knotting in a Caucasian French girl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery; Hôpital Robert Debré, AP-HP, Paris. virginie.fouquet@bct.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fouquet
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berrebi
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Lagausie
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azeinfish
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chalard
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peuchmaur
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aigrain
mesh_terms: D012809:Colon, Sigmoid; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis