Table 1.
Patients characteristics (n=93).
| Characteristic | N. |
|---|---|
| Male/female | 67/26 |
| Associated digestive surgical anomalies (%)* | 28 (30.1) |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 7 |
| Duodenal atresia | 6 |
| Small intestinal atresia/stenosis | 6 |
| Gastroschisis | 3 |
| Omphalocele | 3 |
| Anorectal malformation | 2 |
| Others | 4 |
| Age at operation (%) | |
| Neonatal period | 70 (75.3) |
| Infant period | 7 (7.5) |
| Early childhood | 6 (6.5) |
| Elementary school years | 10 (10.8) |
| Weight at operation (kg)° | 5.2±7.0 (range 1.7-31.5) |
| Classification (%) | |
| Nonrotation | 43 (46.2) |
| Incomplete rotation | 48 (51.6) |
| Incomplete rotation with paraduodenal hernia | 2 (2.2) |
| Midgut volvulus (%) | 57 (61.3) |
| Intestinal ischemia (%) | 23 (24.7) |
| Operative procedure (%) | |
| Standard Ladd procedure | 86 (92.5) |
| Enterectomy | 4 (4.3) |
| Enterostomy | 4 (4.3) |
| Survival to discharge (%) | 87 (93.5) |
| Follow-up (years) ° | 7.7±7.4 (range 0-28) |
*Includes overlapping
°data are presented as number or means ± standard deviation.