title: Malrotation and volvulus associated with heterotaxy syndrome.
abstract: A 2-year-old boy with heterotaxy syndrome with associated polysplenia, ventricular septal defect, and malrotation of gut with volvulus is presented. There was delay in diagnosis due to the unusual plain abdominal radiography findings. At laparotomy, the midgut was also found to be enclosed in a thin transparent cocoon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Santosh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mahalik
authors.forename: Sanat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: Prema
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menon