Gaisie G, Curnes J T, Scatliff J H, Croom R D, Vanderzalm T
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1985 Jan;144(1):109-12. doi: 10.2214/ajr.144.1.109.
Three cases of omphalomesenteric band obstruction in early infancy with various radiographic presentations, including intermittent obstruction in one, are reported. Small-bowel volvulus was found in all three patients at surgery. One case progressed to bowel necrosis with portal venous gas. A survey of the mode of presentation, surgical findings, and pathology of 135 published cases of intestinal obstruction in children demonstrates that a closed loop, with or without volvulus, is the most common complication of remnant bands.
