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Congenital duodenal obstruction due to malrotation of intestine

MedGen UID:
539740
•Concept ID:
C0266184
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Ladd's syndrome
SNOMED CT: Congenital duodenal obstruction due to malrotation of intestine (25617003); Ladd's syndrome (25617003)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Laparoscopic methods in the treatment of congenital duodenal obstruction for neonates.
Li B, Chen WB, Zhou WY
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2013 Oct;23(10):881-4. Epub 2013 Aug 22 doi: 10.1089/lap.2013.0097. PMID: 23968252
Duodenal atresia and stenosis: reassessment of treatment and outcome based on antenatal diagnosis, pathologic variance, and long-term follow-up.
Grosfeld JL, Rescorla FJ
World J Surg 1993 May-Jun;17(3):301-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01658696. PMID: 8337875

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intestinal Atresias: A Ten-Year Evaluation of Outcomes.
Koenig SM, Russell RT, Quevedo OG, Chen MK
J Surg Res 2024 Apr;296:130-134. Epub 2024 Jan 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.12.015. PMID: 38277948
Delayed presentation of duodenal atresia.
Tiwari C, Borkar NB, Singh S, Mane S, Sinha C
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2023 Apr-Jun;20(2):97-101. doi: 10.4103/ajps.ajps_66_21. PMID: 36960502Free PMC Article
Gastrointestinal Emergency in Neonates and Infants: A Pictorial Essay.
Choi G, Je BK, Kim YJ
Korean J Radiol 2022 Jan;23(1):124-138. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2021.0111. PMID: 34983099Free PMC Article
Mimics of malrotation on pediatric upper gastrointestinal series: a pictorial review.
Smitthimedhin A, Suarez A, Webb RL, Otero HJ
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2018 Sep;43(9):2246-2254. doi: 10.1007/s00261-018-1537-9. PMID: 29500650
The distended neonate.
Carty H, Brereton RJ
Clin Radiol 1983 Jul;34(4):367-80. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(83)80217-7. PMID: 6872440

Diagnosis

Delayed presentation of duodenal atresia.
Tiwari C, Borkar NB, Singh S, Mane S, Sinha C
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2023 Apr-Jun;20(2):97-101. doi: 10.4103/ajps.ajps_66_21. PMID: 36960502Free PMC Article
Fluoroscopic Evaluation of Duodenal Diseases.
Johnson LN, Moran SK, Bhargava P, Revels JW, Moshiri M, Rohrmann CA, Mansoori B
Radiographics 2022 Mar-Apr;42(2):397-416. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1148/rg.210165. PMID: 35179986
Gastrointestinal Emergency in Neonates and Infants: A Pictorial Essay.
Choi G, Je BK, Kim YJ
Korean J Radiol 2022 Jan;23(1):124-138. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2021.0111. PMID: 34983099Free PMC Article
Congenital duodenal obstruction: causes and imaging approach.
Brinkley MF, Tracy ET, Maxfield CM
Pediatr Radiol 2016 Jul;46(8):1084-95. Epub 2016 Jun 20 doi: 10.1007/s00247-016-3603-1. PMID: 27324508
Small Bowel Congenital Anomalies: a Review and Update.
Morris G, Kennedy A Jr, Cochran W
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2016 Apr;18(4):16. doi: 10.1007/s11894-016-0490-4. PMID: 26951229

Therapy

Congenital or acquired? Obstructive jaundice in reoperated duodenal atresia.
Goh MFJ, Mak MHW, Low Y, Ong CCP
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Aug 28;12(8) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231021. PMID: 31466956Free PMC Article
Transumbilical laparotomy in infants: a novel approach for a wide variety of surgical disease.
Soutter AD, Askew AA
J Pediatr Surg 2003 Jun;38(6):950-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00131-3. PMID: 12778400
Intestinal obstruction from midgut volvulus after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A report of an unusual complication.
Vricella LA, Barrett WL, Tannebaum IR
Surg Endosc 1999 Dec;13(12):1234-5. doi: 10.1007/pl00009628. PMID: 10594273
Prune-belly syndrome in a female, complicated by intestinal malrotation after successful antenatal treatment of hydrops fetalis.
Hirose R, Suita S, Taguchi T, Kukita J, Satoh S, Koyanagi T, Nakano H
J Pediatr Surg 1995 Sep;30(9):1373-5. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90512-x. PMID: 8523251
Intestinal blind pouch- and blind loop- syndrome in children operated previously for congenital duodenal obstruction.
Salonen IS, Mäkinen E
Ann Chir Gynaecol 1976;65(1):38-45. PMID: 1032876

Prognosis

Delayed presentation of duodenal atresia.
Tiwari C, Borkar NB, Singh S, Mane S, Sinha C
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2023 Apr-Jun;20(2):97-101. doi: 10.4103/ajps.ajps_66_21. PMID: 36960502Free PMC Article
Annular pancreas in neonates; Case series and review of literatures.
Ali Almoamin HH, Kadhem SH, Saleh AM
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2022 Apr-Jun;19(2):97-101. doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_180_20. PMID: 35017379Free PMC Article
Small Bowel Congenital Anomalies: a Review and Update.
Morris G, Kennedy A Jr, Cochran W
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2016 Apr;18(4):16. doi: 10.1007/s11894-016-0490-4. PMID: 26951229
Congenital duodenal obstruction in neonates: a decade's experience from one center.
Chen QJ, Gao ZG, Tou JF, Qian YZ, Li MJ, Xiong QX, Shu Q
World J Pediatr 2014 Aug;10(3):238-44. Epub 2014 Aug 15 doi: 10.1007/s12519-014-0499-4. PMID: 25124975
Congenital duodenal obstruction: a 32-year review.
Bailey PV, Tracy TF Jr, Connors RH, Mooney DP, Lewis JE, Weber TR
J Pediatr Surg 1993 Jan;28(1):92-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(05)80364-1. PMID: 8429481

Clinical prediction guides

Delayed presentation of duodenal atresia.
Tiwari C, Borkar NB, Singh S, Mane S, Sinha C
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2023 Apr-Jun;20(2):97-101. doi: 10.4103/ajps.ajps_66_21. PMID: 36960502Free PMC Article
Determining oncogenic patterns and cancer predisposition through the transcriptomic profile in Mitchell-Riley syndrome with heterotopic gastric mucosa and duodenal atresia: a case report.
Calcaterra V, Chiricosta L, Mazzon E, Gugnandolo A, Alberti D, Maestri L, Meroni M, Vestri E, Verduci E, Dilillo D, Zuccotti G, Pelizzo G
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021 Oct 29;16(1):455. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-02093-9. PMID: 34715892Free PMC Article
Congenital duodenal obstruction in neonates: a decade's experience from one center.
Chen QJ, Gao ZG, Tou JF, Qian YZ, Li MJ, Xiong QX, Shu Q
World J Pediatr 2014 Aug;10(3):238-44. Epub 2014 Aug 15 doi: 10.1007/s12519-014-0499-4. PMID: 25124975
Duodenal atresia and stenosis: reassessment of treatment and outcome based on antenatal diagnosis, pathologic variance, and long-term follow-up.
Grosfeld JL, Rescorla FJ
World J Surg 1993 May-Jun;17(3):301-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01658696. PMID: 8337875
Malrotation of the intestines in children: the effect of age on presentation and therapy.
Powell DM, Othersen HB, Smith CD
J Pediatr Surg 1989 Aug;24(8):777-80. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80535-4. PMID: 2769545

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