title: Total midgut volvulus in adults with intestinal malrotation. Report of eleven patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Total small-intestinal volvulus with malrotation (TSIVM) classically presents in the neonatal period; it occurs much less frequently in the adult and is often misdiagnosed. Prognosis is directly related to the degree and duration of intestinal ischemia. Our goal is to describe our experience with TSIVM in the adult, to identify any specific findings and to discuss its management.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eleven patients who had undergone surgery for TSIVM at three centers between 1992 and 2012 were included. Surgery was performed as an emergency for five patients and surgery was elective for six.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean follow-up was 63 months (range: 12-270). Six patients had had previous abdominal surgery. In nine cases, the diagnosis of TSIVM was made preoperatively, mainly by CT scan in eight cases. Seven patients had associated congenital failure of retroperitoneal fixation of the right colon and all of these underwent a Ladd procedure. The mortality rate was zero. Of the five patients who underwent emergency surgery, three required intestinal resections, one of whom developed a short bowel syndrome. The six patients who underwent surgery electively had no surgical complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TSIVM is a very unusual finding in adult patients. The diagnosis can be made by CT scan with IV and oral contrast, but it often comes to light only at the time of surgery, even though the patients have often had recurrent episodes of abdominal symptomatology that dated back to childhood. The Ladd procedure, consisting of division of Ladd's bands, widening of the mesentery, and incidental appendectomy, remains the standard surgical repair. Digestive surgeons who care for adults should be familiar with this procedure, and it should be performed, as often as possible, with the assistance of a pediatric surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie viscérale pédiatrique et néonatale, hôpital d'Enfants Armand-Trousseau, AP-HP, université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, 26, avenue du Dr-Arnold-Netter, 75012 Paris, France; Service de chirurgie générale et digestive B, hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, 75018 Paris, France. Electronic address: henri.kotobi@aphp.fr.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kotobi
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive, hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive, hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lefèvre
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale et digestive B, hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, 75018 Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duramé
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie viscérale pédiatrique et néonatale, hôpital d'Enfants Armand-Trousseau, AP-HP, université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, 26, avenue du Dr-Arnold-Netter, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Audry
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive, hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Parc
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061646:Operative Time; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Ladd procedure; Malrotation; Volvulus