Diagnosis and surgical treatment of intestinal malrotation in a patient with Cornelia de Lange syndrome

We report on a female infant with phenotypic characteristics of Cornelia de Lange syndrome and associated, successfully surgically treated, intestinal malrotation. The purpose of this report is to point out that intestinal malrotation, as a rare element of Cornelia de Lange syndrome, should not be left out on the diff erential diagnosis of gastrointestinal symptoms in these patients.
Keywords: De Lange Syndrome; congenital abnormalities
Category: Case report
Volume: Vol. 60, No 2, april - june 2016
Authors: M. Vidaković, S. Huljev Frković, V. Barbarić Babić, S. Sršen Medančić, M. Frković, D. Begović
Reference work: Paediatr Croat. 2016;60:75-8
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13112/PC.2016.12

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