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Abdominal pain with a twist

Authors: Rachael Mathews, Sam Thenabadu, Thiagarajan Jaiganesh

Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

Malrotation in children is due to either an incomplete or non-rotation of the foetal mid-gut during perinatal development. Presentation is usually in the first few weeks of life, often with life-threatening volvulus and ischaemia. However, it can be a rare cause of abdominal pain in older children and young adults. We present such a case, as a reminder to emergency physicians that malrotation should be considered in the differential diagnosis of recurrent or chronic abdominal pain not only in children but also in adolescents.

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Title: Abdominal pain with a twist
Authors: Rachael Mathews
Sam Thenabadu
Thiagarajan Jaiganesh
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1865-1372
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1380
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1865-1380-4-21

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