Abstract
Intestinal malrotation is defined anatomically as a developmental anomaly. It may cause atypical clinical symptoms in relatively common intestinal disorders because of the altered anatomy. A 64-year-old man presented with acute mid-abdominal pain. Underlying incomplete malrotation prevented the correct clinical diagnosis of ruptured appendicitis. Computer tomography demonstrated typical signs of malrotation, i.e., right-sided duodenojejunal junction, left position of cecum, inverted position of the superior mesenteric vessels, and pathology revealed a ruptured appendix with an abscess and a coincident mucinous cystadenoma.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 210-212 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Emergency Radiology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2004 |
Keywords
- Appendicitis
- Computed tomography
- Malrotation
- Mucinous cystadenoma