title: A neonate with intestinal volvulus without malrotation exhibiting early jaundice with a suspected fetal onset.
abstract: Intestinal volvulus without malrotation is a rare disease that causes volvulus of the small intestine despite normal intestinal rotation and fixation. We encountered a neonate with this disease who developed early jaundice and was suspected to have a fetal onset. This patient was characterized by early jaundice complicating intestinal volvulus without malrotation and is considered to have exhibited reduced fetal movement and early jaundice as a result of volvulus, necrosis, and hemorrhage of the small intestine in the fetal period. If abdominal distention accompanied by early jaundice is noted in a neonate, intestinal volvulus without malrotation and associated intraabdominal hemorrhage should be suspected and promptly treated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. kaokao_h88@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Takane
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kin
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arimitsu
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Kazushige
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroda
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000209:etiology*; D007813:Laparotomy