Caecal volvulus in the Marden-Walker syndrome: An uncommon association of two rare diseases in a 4-year old child. Case report

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-103

  Mboyo, A ^a   Flurin, V ^a   Bah, A G ^a   Emam, N ^a   Fenni, T ^a   Weil, D ^a  

^a Department of Paediatric Surgery ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Caecal volvulus; Child; Marden Walker syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON RESECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MARDEN WALKER SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOLVULUS;

EID: 1642341194     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11978404     Document Type: Article

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