Intestinal Necrosis with Midgut Malrotation and Intermittent Volvulus: Presentation as Acute Abdominal Pain in an Adult.

J Emerg Med

Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York, NY.

Published: September 2016

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