Open AccessMalrotation and volvulus associated with heterotaxy syndrome
Author(s) -
Santosh Kumar Mahalik,
Sudhansoo Khanna,
Prema Me
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.98138
Subject(s) - medicine , heterotaxy , intestinal malrotation , polysplenia , laparotomy , volvulus , midgut , radiology , surgery , heart disease , situs inversus , botany , biology , larva
A 2-year-old boy with heterotaxy syndrome with associated polysplenia, ventricular septal defect, and malrotation of gut with volvulus is presented. There was delay in diagnosis due to the unusual plain abdominal radiography findings. At laparotomy, the midgut was also found to be enclosed in a thin transparent cocoon.