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ArticleCase reports in surgery2026

A Rare Case of Recurrent Bowel Obstruction: Midgut Malrotation in an Adult Patient.

Andreas Koumenis, Nikoleta Sinou, Kyriaki Karafotaki, Evangelia Dimitrakopoulou, Evgenia Mainta, Dimitrios Filippou, Georgios Noussios, Ioannis Kaklamanos, Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos

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Andreas KoumenisUniversity Surgical Clinic, General and Oncological Hospital of Kifisia "Oi Agioi Anargiroi", Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5811-8474
Nikoleta SinouDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, NKUA, Athens, Greece, uoa.gr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8832-7084
Kyriaki KarafotakiUniversity Surgical Clinic, General and Oncological Hospital of Kifisia "Oi Agioi Anargiroi", Athens, Greece.
Evangelia DimitrakopoulouUniversity Surgical Clinic, General and Oncological Hospital of Kifisia "Oi Agioi Anargiroi", Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0468-7818
Evgenia MaintaRadiology Department, General and Oncological Hospital of Kifisia "Oi Agioi Anargiroi", Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1169-1727
Dimitrios FilippouDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, NKUA, Athens, Greece, uoa.gr.
Georgios NoussiosDepartment of Anatomy, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, AUTh, Serres, Greece.
Ioannis KaklamanosUniversity Surgical Clinic, General and Oncological Hospital of Kifisia "Oi Agioi Anargiroi", Athens, Greece.
Theodoros Mariolis-SapsakosUniversity Surgical Clinic, General and Oncological Hospital of Kifisia "Oi Agioi Anargiroi", Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4709-0501

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Abstract

Midgut malrotation (MM) is a rare congenital abnormality that is usually diagnosed early in life during the neonatal period or the first year of life. In some rare cases, the patient may remain asymptomatic or with only mild nonspecific symptoms that delay the diagnosis until late adulthood. These nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms can culminate in an adhesive bowel obstruction or volvulus making the presentation a surgical emergency. In our case, we present a 73-year-old male with nonspecific symptoms that led to the diagnosis of adhesive obstruction of the duodenum from Ladd bands due to undiagnosed MM. A laparotomy with Ladd's procedure was performed.

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bowel obstructioncongenital abnormalitymidgut malrotation

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PMCPMC13429800

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