Intestinal malrotation in an extremely preterm very low birthweight infant.
A case of a very low birthweight premature infant with a clinical presentation of necrotising enterocolitis that was found to have malrotation and midgut volvulus at autopsy is presented.
Department of Pediatric/Neonatology, Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Brian J
BJ
Costner
Brian S
BS
Carter
Sabrina C
SC
Wentz
Marcia L
ML
Wills
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D062071:Infant, Extremely Premature; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography