Intrauterine Midgut Volvulus with Malrotation in a Preterm Infant: A Case Report.

Cho,  Eun Hyun; Sung,  Se In; Yoo,  Hye Soo; Ahn,  So Yoon; Yoo,  So Young; Chang,  Yun Sil; Seo,  Jeong Meen; Park,  Won Soon

doi:2013.20.4.476

Neonatal Med > Volume 20(4); 2013 > Article

Case Report

Neonatal Medicine 2013;20(4):476-479.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2013.20.4.476 Published online January 15, 2014.

Intrauterine Midgut Volvulus with Malrotation in a Preterm Infant: A Case Report.

Eun Hyun Cho, Se In Sung, Hye Soo Yoo, So Yoon Ahn, So Young Yoo, Yun Sil Chang, Jeong Meen Seo, Won Soon Park

¹Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cys.chang@samsung.com
²Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Pediatric Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Intrauterine midgut volvulus is an extremely rare and potentially life-threatening disease, requiring prompt surgical intervention after birth. Non-specific prenatal signs of fetal midgut volvulus cause late diagnosis and treatment, resulting very poor outcome. We report a case of preterm newborn with intrauterine midgut volvulus due to malrotation, who survived after immediate postnatal surgical intervention.

Key Words: Midgut volvulus; Intrauterine; Malrotation; Neonate