The solitary hyperdynamic pulsating superior mesenteric artery: an additional dynamic sonographic feature of midgut volvulus

Pediatr Radiol. 1991;21(2):156-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02015639.

Abstract

Midgut malrotation complicated by volvulus is a surgical emergency. The diagnosis is often suspected clinically and usually confirmed by barium meal. In this case the diagnosis of malrotation with midgut volvulus is made by ultrasound. We describe the solitary hyperdynamic pulsating superior mesenteric artery as an additional dynamic sonographic feature of midgut volvulus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intestine, Small / abnormalities*
  • Male
  • Mesenteric Arteries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography