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Sonographic evaluation of superior mesenteric vascular relationship in malrotation

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We report sonographic demonstration of abnormal and characteristic superior mesenteric vascular anatomy in three cases of surgically proved intestinal malrotation. Sonographic screening examinations of children with abdominal pain should include an evaluation of the superior mesenteric vessels.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., USA

    E. Loyer & K. Dunne Eggli

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Loyer, E., Dunne Eggli, K. Sonographic evaluation of superior mesenteric vascular relationship in malrotation. Pediatr Radiol 19, 173–175 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388650

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