Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A
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J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A · May 2010
Laparoscopic Ladd's procedure: treatment of choice for midgut malrotation in infants and children.
Rotational anomalies of the midgut encompass a broad spectrum of incomplete rotational events with malfixation of the intestines during fetal development. Ladd's procedure, as a correction of these anomalies, has traditionally been performed by laparotomy. In our institution, the laparoscopic Ladd's (LL) procedure was introduced in May 2004 and soon became the standard approach. ⋯ LL can be performed safely in selected patients with no increase in complications. Short-term results are superior to OL and can be achieved without any increase in operative duration.