Extensive intestinal necrosis associated with volvulus. Deferred treatment
Intestinal malrotation with volvulus and extensive necrosisis is the deadliest emergency faced by the pediatric surgeon. Treatment consists in surgical repair using the technique described by William Ladd in 1936. In some cases where viability is in questionable a sec- ond look laparotomy upon place...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Instituto Nacional de Pediatría
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Acta Pediátrica de México |
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| Online Access: | http://ojs.actapediatrica.org.mx/index.php/APM/article/view/626 |