Midgut malrotation with congenital peritoneal band: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction in adulthood.
Midgut malrotation commonly presents in the neonatal period, and rarely manifests its symptoms in adulthood with an estimated incidence of 0.2-0.5%. Nevertheless, the symptoms are non-specific with no strong pointers towards the clinical diagnosis. Consequently, the diagnosis is usually disclosed with imaging or surgery. We report a case of small bowel obstruction secondary to a congenital peritoneal band with underlying midgut malrotation in a 48-year-old man.
Department of Radiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Soo Fin
SF
Low
Chai Soon
CS
Ngiu
Radhika
R
Sridharan
Yee Ling
YL
Lee
D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000002:abnormalities*