title: [Volvolus in an adult patient due to intestinal malrotation. Case report and review of literature].
abstract: Intestinal malrotation is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults and it could create a perplexing situation for surgeons not familiar with this pediatric pathology. Symptomatic patients present either acutely with bowel obstruction and intestinal ischemia with a midgut or cecal volvolus, or chronically with vague abdominal pain. Several modalities can be used to describe the intestinal abnormality such as barium X-ray, computer tomography scans, angiography and sometimes also the explorative laparotomy. The authors report on a case 62 years-old women presented to Emergency Center for plurime episodies of biliar emesis and diffuse abdominal pain in the last 5 days and treated for bowel obstruction secondary to a midgut volvolus in anomaly of fetal intestinal rotation.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgia generale III, Ospedale S. Gerardo, Monza.
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nardone
authors.forename: Nicolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tamini
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nespoli
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pirovano
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000209:etiology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008875:Middle Aged