title: Congenital duodenal obstruction with preduodenal portal vein and situs inversus totalis: report of two cases and literature review.
abstract: Preduodenal portal vein is a rare congenital anomaly that causes high intestinal obstruction. The authors report two interesting cases of preduodenal portal vein that were diagnosed as having congenital duodenal obstruction. As there is a high potential for surgical risk, this anomaly is of special interest to the surgeon and should be kept in mind. Here, we discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management along with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata-20, India ; 7E, Dinobandhu Mukherjee Lane, Sibpur, Howrah, 711102 West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Ram Mohan
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Partha Pratik
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India.
authors.forename: Kartik Chandra
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Mandal
keywords: Duodenal membrane; Duodenal obstruction; Malrotation; Neonate; Preduodenal portal vein; Situs inversus totalis