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Bilious vomiting.
Patient Data
Age: 5 days
Gender: Male
From the case:
Midgut volvulus
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Prominent loops of gas-filled small bowel. No gas is seen in the rectum.
From the case:
Midgut volvulus
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Barium meal demonstrates a cork-screw proximal jejunum, with the DJ-flexure never reaching the left side of the abdomen, or ascending to L1. Features are in keeping with intestinal malrotation, and given the history, small bowel volvulus.
Case Discussion
Features are in keeping with intestinal malrotation, and given the history, small bowel volvulus.