Is ultrasonography a good screening test for intestinal malrotation?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1005-1009

  Orzech, Neil ^a   Navarro, Oscar M ^a   Langer, Jacob C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heterotaxia syndrome; Malrotation; Mesenteric vessels; Midgut volvulus; Rotation abnormalities; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUODENUM; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE MALROTATION; JEJUNUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN; VOLVULUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33646157287     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.12.070     Document Type: Article

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