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Question 2 Is Doppler ultrasound superior to upper gastrointestinal contrast study for the diagnosis of malrotation?
  1. Michael A Quail
  1. Correspondence to Michael Quail, Cardiac Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N, UK; michael.quail{at}googlemail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2010.209874

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    Scenario

    Three-day-old twins are reported to have persistent bilious vomiting on the postnatal ward. You suspect midgut malrotation and it is suggested by a colleague that a Doppler ultrasound might be a better investigation than an upper gastrointestinal (UGI) contrast study, as it does not involve radiation and is non-invasive. You are uncertain which test is best.

    Structured clinical question

    In an infant with bilious vomiting [patient], is a Doppler ultrasound [intervention] superior to an UGI contrast study [comparison] for the diagnosis of malrotation [outcome]?

    Search strategy

    Secondary sources

    A search of the Cochrane database of systematic reviews and BestBETS website identified no relevant articles.

    Primary sources

    An Ovid Medline (1950–2010) search was performed using the search terms: Intestinal Volvulus/or malrotation.mp. AND ultrasound.mp.

    Search limits

    Searches were limited to English language, human, infant (birth–23 months).

    A total of 37 articles were retrieved, and the abstracts were reviewed. Four relevant studies were identified (see table 2).

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    Table 2

    Is Doppler ultrasound superior to upper gastrointestinal contrast study for the diagnosis of malrotation?

    Commentary

    Malrotation of the midgut is a congenital abnormality …

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    Footnotes

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Competing interests None.