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AJP Rep 2016; 06(02): e239-e242
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1584548
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnosis of Volvulus through Mesenteric Defect in Neonate

Scott Leopold
1   Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
,
Mohammed Al-Qaraghouli
2   Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
,
Naveed Hussain
3   Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut
,
Christine Finck
4   Department of Pediatric Surgery, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut
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20 April 2016

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28 June 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Antenatal midgut volvulus is a rare surgical emergency in which bowel is severely compromised. Rarely the etiology is a mesenteric defect. Early diagnosis is essential and lifesaving in the immediate newborn period. Typically upper gastrointestinal or ultrasound imaging can be suggestive of the diagnosis of volvulus in the neonate. Sometimes, however, the diagnosis may be elusive. Herein, we report on the use of neonatal magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose a midgut volvulus that occurred through a congenital mesenteric defect.

Keywords

internal hernia - midgut volvulus - MRI
 

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