Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Patient | Age | Clinical presentation | Presenting complaint | Localization | Pre-op diagnosis | Surgery | Timing of surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 months | Incidental | Midgut volvulus secondary to congenital malrotation | Small bowel | No | Open | Urgent |
2 | 2 months | Incidental | Obstruction secondary to duodenal duplication | Duplication | No | Open | Urgent |
3 | 2 months | Incidental | Recurrent vomiting secondary to congenital malrotation | Meckel’s diverticulum | No | Open | Elective |
4 | 6 months | Incidental | Intussusception secondary to duplication | Duplication | No | Open | Urgent |
5 | 1 year 9 m | Incidental | Intussusception secondary to Meckel’s diverticulum | Meckel’s diverticulum | No | Open | Urgent |
6 | 2 years 4 m | Symptomatic | Melena and anemia | Small bowel | No | VLS | Urgent |
7 | 3 years | Symptomatic | Recurrent vomiting secondary to gastric outlet obstruction | Gastro-pyloric | MRI | Open | Elective |
8 | 4 years | Symptomatic | Intussusception secondary to small bowel mass | Small bowel | No | Open | Urgent |
9 | 5 years | Incidental | Internal hernia secondary to Meckel’s diverticulum | Meckel’s diverticulum | No | VLS | Urgent |
10 | 11 years | Incidental | Intussusception secondary to Meckel’s diverticulum | Meckel’s diverticulum | No | VLS | Urgent |
11 | 12 years | Symptomatic | Recurrent abdominal pain | Small bowel | MRI | VLS | Elective |
12 | 13 years | Symptomatic | Melena and anemia | Meckel’s diverticulum | No | VLS | Urgent |
13 | 15 years | Symptomatic | Dyspepsia and weight loss | Gastro-pyloric | No | UGI endo | Elective |
14 | 16 years | Symptomatic | Melena and recurrent abdominal pain | Meckel’s diverticulum | No | VLS | Elective |