It’s a condition doctors often misdiagnose, and that can have devastating consequences, but a new treatment is fixing a birth defect in the gut and changing lives. Intestinal malrotation affects one ...

It happens in the womb, usually around the tenth week of pregnancy: The baby’s intestines do not form correctly in the abdomen and then fail to coil in the proper position. If the condition is not ...

CLEVELAND, Oh. (KFSN) -- Intestinal malrotation affects one out of every 200 or more babies born in the U.S. It can cause abdominal pain and cramping. In extreme circumstances the condition can be ...

Malrotation is a disorder characterized by abnormal formation of the intestine in the abdomen. It usually occurs during the tenth week of gestation and, in affected babies, the intestine does not coil ...

ROCK SPRINGS — Rock Springs Mayor Max Mickelson proclaimed Jan. 15 as Intestinal Malrotation and Volvulus Awareness Day during the city council’s regular meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 7. Rock Springs ...

Midgut volvulus is a health disorder in which the intestine twists as a result of malrotation during pregnancy or when the normal embryologic sequence of intestinal development and fixation is ...

Some studies have shown that laparoscopic-assisted surgery may have a good effect on gastrointestinal function in patients with congenital intestinal malrotation. To investigate the short-term ...

A new study has introduced a new surgical procedure to treat both children and adults with congenital intestinal malrotation, an inherited disorder that can cause the intestines to twist. The study ...

MALROTATION of the bowel in the absence of mechanical obstruction is compatible with a normal life span. Volvulus of the mid-gut associated with malrotation of the bowel usually requires treatment ...

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