A Case of Incomplete Intestinal A Case of Incomplete Intestinal
MalrotationMalrotation in an Adultin an Adult
Hannah Chang, Ph.D., HMS III Hannah Chang, Ph.D., HMS III
Gillian Lieberman, M.D.Gillian Lieberman, M.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical SchoolHarvard Medical School
March 20, 2009 March 20, 2009
Talk OutlineTalk Outline
IntroductionIntroduction: clinical case: clinical case
BackgroundBackground: gastrointestinal : gastrointestinal malrotationmalrotation
ReRe--examinationexamination:: secondary radiographic secondary radiographic
findingsfindings
Potential diagnosisPotential diagnosis: : malrotationmalrotation--associated associated
heterotaxyheterotaxy
Take home pointsTake home points
Clinical Presentation: Clinical Presentation:
2828--yearyear--old female with abdominal painold female with abdominal pain
Several months durationSeveral months duration
Nausea, vague abdominal pain and bloatingNausea, vague abdominal pain and bloating
Symptoms not associated with food intakeSymptoms not associated with food intake
Normal bowel movements; otherwise healthyNormal bowel movements; otherwise healthy
? Acute appendicitis? Acute appendicitis
Imaging studies:Imaging studies:
1.1. Abdominal/pelvic CTAbdominal/pelvic CT
2.2. Upper GI with barium and small bowel followUpper GI with barium and small bowel follow--
throughthrough
Abdominal CT FindingsAbdominal CT Findings
PACS, BIDMC
Colon
Small
bowel
Incomplete Intestinal Malrotation
PACS,
BIDMC
UGI with air & SBFT
Decreased
duodenal sweep
PACS,
BIDMC
PACS, BIDMC
Normal location:
ileocecal junction
UGI with air & SBFT
PACS, BIDMC
PACS,
BIDMC
Embryonic Embryonic MidgutMidgut RotationRotation
Moore KL & Dalley AF (1999)
Developmental complications: omphalocele, rotational
abnormalities, midgut volvulus
Findings for Intestinal Findings for Intestinal MalrotationMalrotation
Burk MS, et al. Am J Surg (2008)
Hill, M. UNSW Embryology.
http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/
Surgical treatment: Ladd’s procedure
Findings for Intestinal Findings for Intestinal MalrotationMalrotation
Inversion of SMA (a) SMV (b)
Gamblin TC, et al. Current Surgery (2003)
Matzke GM, et al. Surg Endosc (2005)
“Whirlpool sign”
Surgical Treatment of Incomplete Malrotation
• Removal of
band between
ascending/
descending
colon
Appendectomy
PACS,
BIDMC
Incidental Finding #1: Incidental Finding #1: PolyspleniaPolysplenia
PACS, BIDMC
PACS,
BIDMC
Incidental Finding #2: Duplicated IVCIncidental Finding #2: Duplicated IVC
PACS,
BIDMC
PACS,
BIDMC
PACS,
BIDMC
A
B
A
B
PolyspleniaPolysplenia syndromesyndrome
Abdominal painAbdominal pain
PolyspleniaPolysplenia
HeterotaxyHeterotaxy (stomach, liver, heart)(stomach, liver, heart)
Short pancreasShort pancreas
Intestinal Intestinal malrotationmalrotation
IVC abnormalitiesIVC abnormalities
Azygos/hemizygosAzygos/hemizygos continuationcontinuation
PreduodenalPreduodenal portal veinportal vein
SitusSitus ambiguous/ambiguous/inversusinversus
= Patient
Gayer G, et al. Abdom Imaging (1999)
Findings for Findings for PolyspleniaPolysplenia SyndromeSyndrome
Gayer G, et al. Abdom Imaging (1999)
Polysplenia, dilated azygos vein
Heterotaxy
Gayer G, et al. Abdom Imaging (1999)
Molecular Basis of LeftMolecular Basis of Left--Right Body Axis Right Body Axis
PatterningPatterning
Nonaka S, et al. Nature (2002)
Take Home PointsTake Home Points
Intestinal Intestinal malrotationmalrotation should be considered in should be considered in
adults with vague abdominal symptomsadults with vague abdominal symptoms
Accurate radiographic diagnosis of intestinal Accurate radiographic diagnosis of intestinal
malrotationmalrotation can prevent unnecessary can prevent unnecessary
complications and/or surgeriescomplications and/or surgeries
PolyspleniaPolysplenia, IVC abnormality, intestinal , IVC abnormality, intestinal
malrotationmalrotation, and cardiac abnormalities can be , and cardiac abnormalities can be
syndromicsyndromic in asymptomatic patients. These in asymptomatic patients. These
findings may have clinical significance in the findings may have clinical significance in the
future.future.
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
• Gillian Lieberman, M.D.
• Brian Callahan, M.D.
• Robert Lim, M.D.
Thank you for your attention!
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A Case of Incomplete Intestinal Malrotation in an Adult
Talk Outline
Clinical Presentation: �28-year-old female with abdominal pain
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Embryonic Midgut Rotation
Findings for Intestinal Malrotation
Findings for Intestinal Malrotation
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Incidental Finding #1: Polysplenia
Incidental Finding #2: Duplicated IVC
Polysplenia syndrome
Findings for Polysplenia Syndrome
Molecular Basis of Left-Right Body Axis Patterning
Take Home Points
Acknowledgements
References
References