along with the appreciation of the frequent association of malrotation with other common congenital and acquired abnormalities, will help to prevent the devastating morbidity and mortality of ...

The structural indications of SGS result from intestinal failure caused by massive surgical resection or anatomic loss of intestine due to congenital anomalies. Functional indications causing ...

Three main mechanisms of obstruction due to congenital bands were identified: direct compression of the adjacent bowel by the band, entrapment of a bowel loop between the band and mesentery, and ...

The doctor came back with the scan results looking a little puzzled. “You have what is called a volvulus,” he intoned gravely. Her lower intestines had twisted themselves into something of a knot.