title: Intestinal derotation in emergency surgery.
abstract: Intestinal derotation (ID) is a rarely used surgical technique which allows elegant and effective surgical access to the superior mesenteric axis and third and fourth portion of the duodenum. ID proves an extremely useful technique especially in the emergency setting when access to the "surgical soul" is needed. To master this technique the surgeon has to become familiar with the anatomical landmarks of that area along with the embryological background.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, Queen Margaret Hospital, Fife, 10 Barnton Park Drive, Edinburgh, EH4 6HP, UK. cabenzoni@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benzoni
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency and General Surgery, S. Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Benini
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency and General Surgery, S. Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pirozzi
keywords: Acute abdomen; Emergency surgery; Intestinal Malrotation; Intestinal derotation
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