Malrotation of the Gut: An Uncommon but Surgically Important Condition in Adults

Abstract

Zamri Zuhdi, Krishna Kumar Katheraveloo

Congenital intestinal obstruction is rare in adulthood. It usually occurs in infants. An unusual presentation of this condition in an adult has led to difficult preoperative diagnosis. We present a case of a 48-year-old gentleman who presented with proximal jejunal obstruction by a congenital band causing gut malrotation. He successfully underwent Ladd’s procedure to release the obstruction. We will discuss the non-specific presentation of this rare congenital condition, its diagnosis and management together with the literature review