Radiology Case Reports (Oct 2023)

A rare case of Ladd's band causing duodenal occlusion in an adult with intestinal malrotation

  • Dau Quang Lieu, MD,
  • Tran Ngoc Dung, MD,
  • Tran Bao Long, MD,
  • Tran Ngoc Anh, MD,
  • Luu Quang Dung, MD,
  • Nguyen Minh Duc, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 10
pp. 3735 – 3738

Abstract

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ABSTRACT: A congenital defect of the fetal intestinal rotation, known as malrotation of the gut, is most often identified as an acute intestinal occlusion in early infancy. Adults with this disease tend to be asymptomatic and extremely rare. We present a case of a 47-year-old woman with duodenal obstruction due to Ladd's band admitted with acute abdominal pain and vomiting.

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