The Kitakanto Medical Journal
Online ISSN : 1881-1191
Print ISSN : 1343-2826
ISSN-L : 1343-2826
CASE REPORTS
A Case of Gastric Cancer with Intestinal Malrotation
Hiroomi OgawaSusumu KawateYutaka SunoseDaisuke YoshinariKazuhisa ArakawaOsamu TotsukaHiroyuki ToyaHiroaki SatoKeitaro HiraiIzumi Takeyoshi
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2012 Volume 62 Issue 2 Pages 163-167

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Abstract
An 86-year-old woman was diagnosed with gastric cancer extending from the cardia to the lower body on gastrointestinal endoscopy. At surgery, it was found that the third portion of duodenum was not fixed to the retroperitoneum and the ligament of Treitz had not formed. Malrotation was diagnosed because the small intestine was located on the right side of the abdomen and the large intestine was located on the left. Ladd's ligament was not present. A total gastrectomy and Roux-en Y reconstruction were performed, but no procedure for malrotation was done. Malrotation is rare in adults and is found incidentally at surgery for malignant tumors. Careful preoperative examination of images is necessary to make the diagnosis. There is no standard opinion regarding the addition of a procedure for malrotation, and this depends on the surgeon's judgment.
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