Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
A 2 month-old infant with malrotation
Clinical information: The patient was a 2 month 6 day-old female infant who presented to her primary care physician with bilious emesis. A upper GI series suggested a diagnosis of malrotation. She was admitted and an exploratory laporatomy with Ladd procedure was performed. The malrotation was confirmed. A prophylactic appendectomy was performed. The following photomicrographs were taken from the appendix.
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