Intestinal malrotation
As malrotation (Latin malus = bad, harmful, malicious / Latin Rotatio = rotation) is called a disorder of the rotation of the intestine during embryonic development. Forms by Coarse:
- Nonrotation = 90 ° rotation ( the absence of the second and third rotation)
- Malrotation I = 180 ° rotation (absence of the third rotation)
- Malrotation II = inverse (Latin inversio = conversion, inversion / reversible, reverse ) 2 rotation with outright or misdirected third rotation
Symptoms
Acute or recurrent abdominal pain in infant and childhood with incipient or incomplete intestinal obstruction by volvulus (Latin volvere = rotate ) of the intestine.
Therapy
Surgical adhesiolysis and anatomically correct mounting of the intestine.
- Disease in pediatric surgery
- Malformation