Sudden death in children due to mesenteric defect and mesenteric cyst. |
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Authors: | S W Wong V Gardner |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile 36617. |
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Abstract: | Two cases of sudden death in young female children due to small intestinal volvulus are reported, which involved a mesenteric defect and a mesenteric cyst. Death due to small intestinal volvulus is uncommon, especially when complicated by either a mesenteric defect or cyst. |
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