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Axial T1-weighted abdominal magnetic resonance imaging slices showing the whirlpool sign or the clockwise rotation of the duodenum and jejunum around the axis of the superior mesentery artery and vein.
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Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed features of malrotation (the large bowel was predominantly located on the left side and the small bowel predominantly on the right side) and a whirlpool image in the proximal small bowel (Figure 1).
Surgical intervention confirming the clinical and radiological diagnosis.
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The patient accepted surgery, which confirmed the midgut malrotation associated with small bowel volvulus, and a Ladd's procedure was done (Figure 2).