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Complete Intestinal Malrotation in Adult Associated to Intestinal SubOcclusion: Case Report

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Daniel Navarini

ABSTRACT
Intestinal malrotation is a congenital anomaly which includes all alterations that may occur in the rotation of the intestine in the axis of the superior mesenteric artery, or in its fixation during embryological development It may occur as incomplete rotation, non-rotation or alterations in the intestinal fixation between the 10th and 12th week of gestation . Typically, it is evidenced in the first months of life, being rare in adulthood . However, when the symtoms appear in adolescents and adults it represents a diagnostic challenge, generating difficulty and depending on a high degree of suspicion, due to the similarity of the symptoms to several other abdominal pathologies . In adults, when symptomatic the malrotation may be shown in acute form or chronic form, altho... view more»

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