Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 332 adult malrotation patients
| Parameters | Total (n = 332) No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender ratio (male/female) | 1.91:1 |
| Age, years | |
| Mean | 51.0 ± 15.3 |
| Range | 18–97 |
| Asymptomatic patients | 188 (56.6) |
| Symptoms at diagnosis† (n = 144) | |
| Abdominal pain | 114 (79.2) |
| Bloating | 37 (25.7) |
| Vomiting | 18 (12.5) |
| Nausea | 7 (4.9) |
| Diarrhea | 6 (4.2) |
| Constipation | 4 (2.8) |
| Complication: volvulus | 7 (2.1) |
| Duration of symptoms# (n = 91) | |
| Hours/days | 25 (27.5) |
| Weeks | 16 (17.6) |
| Months | 24 (26.4) |
| Years | 26 (28.5) |
| Treatment# (n = 91) | |
| Conservative treatment | 79 (86.8) |
| Surgical treatment | 12 (13.2) |
†Patients’ first symptoms are duplicated (coexistence of several symptoms)
#Duration of symptoms and treatment modalities were obtained from 91 patients, and outpatients without detailed records and asymptomatic patients with predominantly other conditions (kidney stones, cirrhosis, hypertension, etc.) were not recorded