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Laparoscopic Ladd’s procedure in two adults: Malrotation and the minimally invasive approach

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Malroation is an intestinal rotation anomaly rarely diagnosed in adults. In the adult patient, obstructing peritoneal bands may lead to nausea and abdominal distention. Familiarity with this presentation as well as the aberrant anatomy associated with the unusual problem facilitates surgical treatment. While the minimally invasive approach requires meticulous dissection due to this abnormal anatomy, laparoscopic treatment does provide the advantages of short convalescence and low morbidity. This video briefly reviews embryologic intestinal development, rotational anomalies and two laparoscopic Ladd’s procedures.

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  1. University of Kentucky Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0298, USA

    G. L. Adrales, A. Gandsas, D. Beales, K. Draper, I. M. George & A. E. Park

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Adrales, G., Gandsas, A., Beales, D. et al. Laparoscopic Ladd’s procedure in two adults: Malrotation and the minimally invasive approach. Surg Endosc 18, 161 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-6005-z

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