학술논문

Neonatal intestinal volvulus due to a persistent right vitelline artery.
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
Pediatric Surgery International. Apr2007, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p373-376. 4p.
Subject
*VOLVULUS
*BOWEL obstructions
*ACUTE abdomen
*NEWBORN infants
*ABDOMINAL surgery
Language
ISSN
0179-0358
Abstract
We report a case of neonatal intestinal volvulus around a persistent right vitelline artery, presenting as an aberrant parieto-mesenteric band on exploratory laparotomy. To our knowledge, this is the first case report in the English literature of a persistent right vitelline artery causing axial intestinal volvulus in a neonate. A review of the literature and the embryopathogenesis is discussed, as well as the importance of emergent diagnoses of such lesions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]