Congenital bowel rotation abnormalities

Intestinal rotation abnormality refers to the incomplete or abnormal rotation movement of the superior mesenteric artery as the axis during the midgut development of the embryonic period, which causes intestinal obstruction or intestinal torsion due to variation in the position of the intestine and incomplete attachment of the mesentery. About one in 6,000 babies are born. Most develop symptoms in the neonatal period, and a few occur in infants or children. The incidence is twice as high in men than in women.

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