Caecal volvulus in the Marden-Walker syndrome: an uncommon association of two rare diseases in a 4-year old child. Case report

A Mboyo; V Flurin; A G Bah; N Emam; T Fenni; D Weil

doi:10.1080/00015458.2003.11978404

Caecal volvulus in the Marden-Walker syndrome: an uncommon association of two rare diseases in a 4-year old child. Case report

Acta Chir Belg. 2004 Feb;104(1):101-3. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11978404.

Authors

A Mboyo¹, V Flurin, A G Bah, N Emam, T Fenni, D Weil

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, Le Mans, France.

PMID: 15053474
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11978404

Abstract

The authors report a case of caecal volvulus associated with Marden-Walker syndrome in a 4-year old girl. They point out the diagnostic difficulties of this devastating disease specially in debilitated children.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple*
Blepharophimosis*
Cecal Diseases* / diagnosis
Cecal Diseases* / surgery
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability*
Intestinal Volvulus* / diagnosis
Intestinal Volvulus* / surgery
Syndrome