Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Neonatal intestinal volvulus due to a persistent right vitelline artery

  • Case Report
  • Published:
Pediatric Surgery International Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We report a case of neonatal intestinal volvulus around a persistent right vitelline artery, presenting as an aberrant parieto-mesenteric band on exploratory laparotomy. To our knowledge, this is the first case report in the English literature of a persistent right vitelline artery causing axial intestinal volvulus in a neonate. A review of the literature and the embryopathogenesis is discussed, as well as the importance of emergent diagnoses of such lesions.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Akgur FM, Tanyel FC, Buyukpamukcu N, Hicsonmez A (1992) Anomalous congenital bands causing intestinal obstruction in children. J Pediatr Surg 27:471–473

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Maeda A, Yokoi S, Kunou T, Tsuboi S, Niinomi N, Horisawa M, Bando E, Uesaka K (2004) Intestinal obstruction in the terminal ileum caused by an anomalous congenital vascular band between the mesoappendix and the mesentery: report of a case. Surg Today 34:793–795

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Adedeji OA, McAdam WA (1994) Small bowel obstruction due to encapsulation and abnormal artery. Postgrad Med J 70:132–133

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Buchanan JS, Wapshaw H (1940) Remnants of the vitelline vascular system as a cause of intestinal obstruction. Br J Surg 27:533

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Yoo JH, Cerqueira DS, Rodrigues AJ Jr, Nakagawa RM, Rodrigues CJ (2003) Unusual case of small bowel obstruction: persistence of vitelline artery remnant. Clin Anat 16:173–175

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Berquist WE, Byrne WJ, Ament ME, Kangarloo H, Fonkalsrud EW (1981) Congenital vascular band between the ileum and gallbladder producing intermittent partial small bowel obstruction. J Pediatr Surg 16:515–516

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Nayci A, Avlan D, Polat A, Aksoyek S (2003) Ileal atresia associated with a congenital vascular band anomaly: observations on pathogenesis. Pediatr Surg Int 19:742–743

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Postoloff AV (1946) Intestinal obstruction due to persistence of the omphalomesenteric artery. Ann Surg 122:315–320

    Google Scholar 

  9. Rutherford RB, Akers DR (1966) Meckel’s diverticulum: a review of 148 pediatric patients with special reference to the pattern of bleeding and mesodiverticular vascular bands. Surgery 59:618–626

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Miyoshi S, Ikeda M, Kido T, Matsuda Y, Fukada R, Nakajima K, Izukura T (1984) Abnormal persistence of the right vitelline vein. J Pediatr Surg 19:204–205

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. D’Souza CR, Kilam S, Prokopishyn H (1993) Axial volvulus of the small bowel caused by Meckel’s diverticulum. Surgery 114:984–987

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, Singapore, 229899

    Amos H. P. Loh, Sai T. R. Prasad & Anette S. Jacobsen

  2. Department of Histopathology, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, Singapore, 229899

    Sung-Hock Chew

Authors
  1. Amos H. P. Loh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Sai T. R. Prasad
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Sung-Hock Chew
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Anette S. Jacobsen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Amos H. P. Loh.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Loh, A.H.P., Prasad, S.T.R., Chew, SH. et al. Neonatal intestinal volvulus due to a persistent right vitelline artery. Pediatr Surg Int 23, 373–376 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1808-3

Download citation

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1808-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation