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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Intestinal malrotation in an extremely preterm very low birthweight infant
  1. Brian J Costner1,
  2. Brian S Carter1,
  3. Sabrina C Wentz2,
  4. Marcia L Wills1,2
  1. 1Department of Pediatric/Neonatology, Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  2. 2Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Brian S Carter, brian.carter{at}vanderbilt.edu

Summary

A case of a very low birthweight premature infant with a clinical presentation of necrotising enterocolitis that was found to have malrotation and midgut volvulus at autopsy is presented.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.06.2010.3073

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    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.