Laparoscopic Ladd procedure in infants: Report of three cases from a developing country
Infants with intestinal malrotation present with bilious emesis and the diagnosis is generally obtained by an upper gastrointestinal barium study. Malrotation is suspected if the ligament of Treitz is not positioned to the left of the vertebral body. Three patients were admitted to our department fr...
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| description | Infants with intestinal malrotation present with bilious emesis and the diagnosis is generally obtained by an upper gastrointestinal barium study. Malrotation is suspected if the ligament of Treitz is not positioned to the left of the vertebral body. Three patients were admitted to our department from March 2006 to May 2007, aged three weeks,one month and eight months, weighing 3,3.200 and 8 kg respectively to whom laparoscopic Ladd′s procedure was done successfully. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06e6e3491e1b4742be4262667774beaa2022-12-21T18:51:39ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Minimal Access Surgery0972-99411998-39212008-01-01438384Laparoscopic Ladd procedure in infants: Report of three cases from a developing countryYoussef MohammedInfants with intestinal malrotation present with bilious emesis and the diagnosis is generally obtained by an upper gastrointestinal barium study. Malrotation is suspected if the ligament of Treitz is not positioned to the left of the vertebral body. Three patients were admitted to our department from March 2006 to May 2007, aged three weeks,one month and eight months, weighing 3,3.200 and 8 kg respectively to whom laparoscopic Ladd′s procedure was done successfully.http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2008;volume=4;issue=3;spage=83;epage=84;aulast=YoussefLaparoscopic Laddaes procedureMalrotationVolvulus |
| spellingShingle | Youssef Mohammed Laparoscopic Ladd procedure in infants: Report of three cases from a developing country Journal of Minimal Access Surgery Laparoscopic Laddaes procedure Malrotation Volvulus |
| title | Laparoscopic Ladd procedure in infants: Report of three cases from a developing country |
| title_full | Laparoscopic Ladd procedure in infants: Report of three cases from a developing country |
| title_fullStr | Laparoscopic Ladd procedure in infants: Report of three cases from a developing country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laparoscopic Ladd procedure in infants: Report of three cases from a developing country |
| title_short | Laparoscopic Ladd procedure in infants: Report of three cases from a developing country |
| title_sort | laparoscopic ladd procedure in infants report of three cases from a developing country |
| topic | Laparoscopic Laddaes procedure Malrotation Volvulus |
| url | http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2008;volume=4;issue=3;spage=83;epage=84;aulast=Youssef |
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