Intestinal Malrotation in an Adult: A Case Report

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Intestinal malrotation is a congenital anomaly that occurs due to interruption or reversal of the movements of intestinal migration during development, generally in the first trimester i.e within 12 weeks. Most patients with malrotation are asymptomatic, symptomatic malrotation occurring in only 1 in 6000 live births. Majority of cases (75%) present within first year out of which 90% within first month of life. Adult presentations are rare, of which midgut volvulus is the most common. We present the case of a 15 year old young girl who presented in Surgery OPD with complaints of abdominal pain mainly in epigastric and umbilical region, intermittent in nature.