Ladd's syndrome

Ladd's syndrome is described as a combination of a congenital volvulus of most of the loops of the small intestine (middle sections) and compression of the duodenum with an unrotated cecum, around which even distal loops can rotate.


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Bibliography

  • ZEMAN, Miroslav a Zdeněk KRŠKA. Speciální chirurgie. 3. vydání. Praha : Galén, c2014. s. 236. ISBN 978-80-7492-128-5.