Intestinal malrotation happens in as many as 1 in 500 human babies, the study’s authors say. But because malrotation can go undetected for a long time, it’s possible there are even more cases ...

Intestinal malrotation affects 1 in 500 births but the underlying causes are not well understood.

Monday, September 13, 2021, CLEVELAND: A Cleveland Clinic study has introduced a new surgical procedure to treat both children and adults with congenital intestinal malrotation, an inherited ...

Study describes new procedure that successfully treated patients with congenital intestinal malrotation More awareness is needed to proactively treat disorder and prevent potential complications ...

Malrotation occurs in about one out of every 500 births in the United States. During pregnancy, a baby's bowel normally rotates 270-degree counterclockwise and then becomes fixed in position.

The operation that has been used traditionally to address intestinal malrotation is called the Ladd's procedure, which untwists the intestines and alleviates the bowel obstruction by dividing ...