A case of premature born with bowel perforation and gangrene due to intrauterine midgut volvulus caused by meconium ileus.
- Author:
Gwi Ok PARK
1
;
Ji Hyun KIM
;
Jae Hee LEE
;
Jung Ju LEE
;
Sin Weon YUN
;
Soo Ahn CHAE
;
In Seok LIM
;
Dong Keun LEE
;
Eung Sang CHOI
;
Byoung Hoon YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea. imljj@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intrauterine midgut volvulus;
Meconium ileus;
Malrotation
- MeSH:
Fetus;
Gangrene;
Humans;
Ileus;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Intestinal Volvulus;
Korea;
Meconium;
Rare Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2008;19(3):312-317
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Midgut volvulus is commonly complicated with malrotation, and develops mainly in infants before 1 year old, especially in neonate. Intrauterine midgut volvulus is an extremely rare disease therefore is difficult to diagnose. Furthermore unless the fetus has malrotation, symptoms and results of tests suspicious of fetal midgut volvulus are nonspecific. There are some reports that meconium ileus could be a cause of intrauterine midgut volvulus from foreign countries, however has never been reported in Korea. So we report a case of prematurity born with bowel perforation and gangrene due to intrauterine midgut volvulus caused by meconium ileus.
