Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case report

Transverse colonic accounts for 2–4% of all forms of colonic volvulus and has its highest mortality rate (33) [1–3]. Only forty cases of pediatric transverse colonic volvulus have been reported in the literature to date [4]. We report on a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy who un...

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Main Authors: Cheryl de Silva, Venkat Subramaniam, Mitchell R. Price, Richard Sidlow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615000822