TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic Ladd procedure for adult malrotation of the midgut with cocoon deformity
T2 - Report of a case
AU - Matzke, Gregory M.
AU - Moir, Christopher R.
AU - Dozois, Eric J.
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - Intestinal malrotation of the midgut is well documented in infants and children but rare in adults. Most adults with intestinal malrotation are asymptomatic, and the anomaly is found incidentally at laparotomy. Classically, the Ladd procedure via a laparotomy is the treatment of choice for patients with symptomatic malrotation. Laparoscopic Ladd procedures have been described in the pediatric literature, but little is known of its efficacy and applicability in adults. We present the case of a symptomatic adult patient found to have malrotation of the midgut with a cocoon deformity, a rare anomaly, that was treated successfully by a laparoscopic Ladd procedure, and we discuss the role of laparoscopy in this entity.
AB - Intestinal malrotation of the midgut is well documented in infants and children but rare in adults. Most adults with intestinal malrotation are asymptomatic, and the anomaly is found incidentally at laparotomy. Classically, the Ladd procedure via a laparotomy is the treatment of choice for patients with symptomatic malrotation. Laparoscopic Ladd procedures have been described in the pediatric literature, but little is known of its efficacy and applicability in adults. We present the case of a symptomatic adult patient found to have malrotation of the midgut with a cocoon deformity, a rare anomaly, that was treated successfully by a laparoscopic Ladd procedure, and we discuss the role of laparoscopy in this entity.
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U2 - 10.1089/109264203769681736
DO - 10.1089/109264203769681736
M3 - Article
C2 - 14617393
AN - SCOPUS:0141923657
SN - 1092-6429
VL - 13
SP - 327
EP - 329
JO - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A
JF - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A
IS - 5
ER -