MIDGUT VOLVULUS

Course overview

A VOLVULUS IS A MEDICAL CONDITION WHERE THE INTESTINES TWIST UPON THEMSELVES. THIS CONDITION CAN OCCUR AT ANY AGE. HOWEVER, IT IS MORE FREQUENT IN CHILDREN AND INFANTS. A VOLVULUS CAN CAUSE A BLOCKAGE THAT MAY CUT OFF BLOOD FLOW USUALLY DUE TO A CONGENITAL ANOMALY CALLED INTESTINAL MALROTATION; THIS CAN OCCUR IN ANY PART OF THE INTESTINE WITHOUT THIS CONDITION PRESENT. INTESTINAL MALROTATION CAN MAKE AN INFANT MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP A MIDGUT VOLVULUS AND USUALLY OCCURS IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF LIFE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MIDGUT VOLVULUS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION.