title: [Midgut volvulus in a 70-year-old man due to intestinal nonrotation].
abstract: Intestinal malrotation is a congenital disorder that results from the failure of normal bowel rotation and fixation during the 5th gestational week. The incidence of intestinal malrotation is <0.2%, but prompt diagnosis is important because this anomaly can cause midgut volvulus and lead to fatalities. Compared to infants presenting with acute symptoms, such as abdominal pain, vomiting, or diarrhea, adult patients complain of intermittent self-limited abdominal pain. We present a case of intestinal malrotation complicated by midgut volvulus improved with conservative care in a 70-year-old man. The diagnosis was suggested on the basis of imaging findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Soo
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Jie
authors.forename: Eun Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hwa-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Youn Mi
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Youngshin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Jung Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed