William Perry

Intestinal malrotation results from abnormal embryonic midgut rotation that results in positioning of the small bowel on the right and the colon on the left. Further, Ladd's bands commonly fix the duodenum and cecum to the abdominal wall…

BACKGROUND: A diverting loop ileostomy (DLI) is commonly constructed for protection of high-risk anastomoses to reduce the morbidity of an anastomotic leak. Closure typically occurs at 12 weeks after formation…