title: Laparoscopic ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease associated with midgut malrotation.
abstract: Midgut malrotation is an anomaly of fetal intestinal rotation. Its incidence in adults is rare. A case of midgut malrotation in a 51-year-old man with complicated Crohn's disease of the terminal ileum is presented. Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment are reviewed. Preoperative workup led to correct surgical planning that ultimately allowed a successful laparoscopic resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiorani
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Livia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Biancone
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tema
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Porokhnavets
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Manfredi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tesauro
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Achille L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gaspari
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sica
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Crohn's disease; Laparoscopic surgery; Midgut malrotation