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This report describes a 9-year-old boy with a highly unusual variant of malrotation: massive colonic distention secondary to peritoneal bands and a localized volvulus. The presentation and treatment are presented.
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Ayas, M., Teitelbaum, D.H., Uitvlugt, N. et al. Megacolon: an unusual presentation of malrotation. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 592–594 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179693
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