Levin T L, Liebling M S, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Berdon W E, Stolar C J
Department of Pediatric Radiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Babies and Children's Hospital, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Pediatr Radiol. 1995;25(4):259-61. doi: 10.1007/BF02011092.
Twenty-four patients with repaired diaphragmatic hernia had upper gastrointestinal series to assess the rotation and fixation of the bowel. A spectrum of rotational abnormalities was present in almost all patients, although those with repaired right-sided hernias demonstrated a more obvious anomaly of rotation than those with repaired left-sided hernias. No patient developed a midgut volvulus despite the presence of malfixation. Postoperative adhesions likely limit the occurrence of volvulus.
