Complicações da má-rotação intestinal em adolescente: relato de caso.

Abstract

Introduction: Intestinal malrotation involves an alteration in the development of the intestine during its embryonic phase, resulting in abnormal rotation and fixation of the intestine in its mid-distal portion. In this context, due to the abnormal arrangement of the loops, different clinical manifestations can be observed. Therefore, as it is a congenital alteration, the diagnosis of this pathology is made in the first months of life with the onset of clinical manifestations. It is observed in the literature that cases where the diagnosis of intestinal malrotation is made after the first year of life are scarce. In this regard, the present study analyzes a case of intestinal malrotation diagnosed and treated in a 17-year-old adolescent. Reasoning: This is a pathology with a rare diagnosis in adolescents and adults, and there are few reports of this pathology in adults described in Brazil. Objectives: To analyze a case of intestinal malrotation in a 17-year-old adolescent and to conduct a literature review of the pathology. Methodology: This is a case study, structured by the CARE Checklist as a guide. After the patient's diagnosis and acceptance to participate in the research, clinical data of the adolescent were collected from the medical records, from hospital admission to the clinical recovery period. The case report was approved by the ethics and research committee. Additionally, interviews were conducted with the adolescent and family members, followed by a literature review. A search for articles was conducted in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases using the descriptors "malrotation," "intestinal," and "adults," combined with the boolean operator "AND."