As her health deteriorated rapidly, local doctors thought Eloise had an eating disorder, but years later she was diagnosed with intestinal malrotation – a rare birth defect affecting around 0.2% ...

Eloise Hill, 25, from Sittingbourne, has been nominated for a BBC Make A Difference Award She was diagnosed with intestinal malrotation, external at the age of 19 and has inspired others with her ...

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 ...

Midgut volvulus is a health disorder in which the intestine twists as a result of malrotation during pregnancy or when the normal embryologic sequence of intestinal development and fixation is ...

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

Anomalies of intestinal rotation are most often asymptomatic and are often incidental findings in adults. Nonrotation of the intestine occurs in about 1 in 500 live births and has been described in ...