Utility of the CT Scan in Diagnosing Midgut Volvulus in Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain

Symptomatic intestinal malrotation first presenting in the adults is rare. Midgut volvulus is the most common complication of malrotation in the adults. Because of more differential diagnosis, Computed Tomography (CT) scan can play an important role in the evaluation of patients with this abnormalit...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Shahverdi, Mehdi Morshedi, Maryam Allahverdi Khani, Mohammad Baradaran Jamili, Fatemeh Shafizadeh Barmi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1079192
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Maryam Allahverdi Khani
Mohammad Baradaran Jamili
Fatemeh Shafizadeh Barmi
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description Symptomatic intestinal malrotation first presenting in the adults is rare. Midgut volvulus is the most common complication of malrotation in the adults. Because of more differential diagnosis, Computed Tomography (CT) scan can play an important role in the evaluation of patients with this abnormality. The whirl pattern around the superior mesenteric artery found on CT scan in patients with midgut volvulus is pathognomonic and diagnostic. We describe a case of intestinal malrotation complicated by midgut volvulus in an adult patient. The preoperative CT findings were pathognomonic.
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spelling doaj-art-fb52e081c84b41299c85eed5ea3fac6d2025-08-20T03:25:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192017-01-01201710.1155/2017/10791921079192Utility of the CT Scan in Diagnosing Midgut Volvulus in Patients with Chronic Abdominal PainEhsan Shahverdi0Mehdi Morshedi1Maryam Allahverdi Khani2Mohammad Baradaran Jamili3Fatemeh Shafizadeh Barmi4Student Research Committee, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Surgery, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medicine, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, IranDepartment of Radiology, Boo Ali Hospital, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Microbiology, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranSymptomatic intestinal malrotation first presenting in the adults is rare. Midgut volvulus is the most common complication of malrotation in the adults. Because of more differential diagnosis, Computed Tomography (CT) scan can play an important role in the evaluation of patients with this abnormality. The whirl pattern around the superior mesenteric artery found on CT scan in patients with midgut volvulus is pathognomonic and diagnostic. We describe a case of intestinal malrotation complicated by midgut volvulus in an adult patient. The preoperative CT findings were pathognomonic.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1079192
spellingShingle Ehsan Shahverdi
Mehdi Morshedi
Maryam Allahverdi Khani
Mohammad Baradaran Jamili
Fatemeh Shafizadeh Barmi
Utility of the CT Scan in Diagnosing Midgut Volvulus in Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain
Case Reports in Surgery
title Utility of the CT Scan in Diagnosing Midgut Volvulus in Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain
title_full Utility of the CT Scan in Diagnosing Midgut Volvulus in Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain
title_fullStr Utility of the CT Scan in Diagnosing Midgut Volvulus in Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain
title_full_unstemmed Utility of the CT Scan in Diagnosing Midgut Volvulus in Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain
title_short Utility of the CT Scan in Diagnosing Midgut Volvulus in Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain
title_sort utility of the ct scan in diagnosing midgut volvulus in patients with chronic abdominal pain
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1079192
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