Case Report
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World J Radiol. Oct 28, 2012; 4(10): 439-442
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v4.i10.439
Volvulus of the ascending colon in a non-rotated midgut: Plain film and MDCT findings
Luigi Camera, Milena Calabrese, Pier Paolo Mainenti, Stefania Masone, Walter Del Vecchio, Giovanni Persico, Marco Salvatore
Luigi Camera, Milena Calabrese, Marco Salvatore, Department of Radiology, University “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
Pier Paolo Mainenti, Walter Del Vecchio, Institute of Biostructures and Bioimages, National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy
Stefania Masone, Giovanni Persico, Department of General and Geriatric Surgery, University “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
Author contributions: Camera L was responsible for case observation and manuscript revision; Calabrese M was responsible for manuscript preparation; Mainenti PP and Del Vecchio W were responsible for literature research; Masone S and Persico G performed laparotomy; Salvatore M was responsible for manuscript editing.
Correspondence to: Luigi Camera, MD, Department of Radiology, University “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. camera@unina.it
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Received: September 25, 2011
Revised: October 11, 2011
Accepted: January 4, 2012
Published online: October 28, 2012
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