Waugh syndrome
Diagnosis almost certain
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Waugh syndrome (WS)
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Waugh syndrome (WS) is characterised by the association of:
This entity has been rarely described in the literature. The mobile right colon in the intestinal malrotation may be considered as a predisposing factor intussusception 1.
The key to the diagnosis is the location of the intussusception on the left side of the abdomen, which should lead to malrotation (case confirmed at surgery).
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- ZE. Boudiaf, MD, CHU, Constantine, Algeria
D - D. Merazga, MD, EPH Benbella, Khenchla, Algeria
-<p><strong>Waugh syndrome (WS) </strong>is characterised by the association of:</p><ul>-<li>-<a href="/articles/intussusception">intussusceptio</a><strong><a href="/articles/intussusception">n</a> </strong>- +<p><strong>Waugh syndrome </strong>is characterised by the association of:</p><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/intussusception">intussusception</a></li>
- +<li>and <a href="/articles/intestinal-malrotation">intestinal malrotation</a>
-<li>and i<a href="/articles/intestinal-malrotation">ntestinal malrotation</a>-</li>-</ul><p>This entity has been rarely described in the literature. The mobile right colon in the intestinal malrotation may be considered as a predisposing factor intussusception<sup> 1</sup>.</p><p>The key to the diagnosis is the location of the intussusception on the left side of the abdomen, which should lead to malrotation (case confirmed at surgery).</p><p> </p><p>Additional contributors: ZE. Boudiaf, MD, CHU, Constantine, Algeria</p><p> D. Merazga, MD, EPH Benbella, Khenchla, Algeria</p><p> </p>- +</ul><p>This entity has been rarely described in the literature. The mobile right colon in the intestinal malrotation may be considered as a predisposing factor intussusception<sup> 1</sup>.</p><p>The key to the diagnosis is the location of the intussusception on the left side of the abdomen, which should lead to malrotation (case confirmed at surgery).</p><p>Additional contributors:</p><ul>
- +<li>ZE. Boudiaf, MD, CHU, Constantine, Algeria</li>
- +<li>D. Merazga, MD, EPH Benbella, Khenchla, Algeria</li>
- +</ul>
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