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Case Report

Volume 3, Issue 2 (February Issue)

Waugh Syndrome in a One-Month Old Patient

Fatima A. Dirani1*, Sheila B. Eid2, Viviane A. Yassine3, Boshra A. Yaacoub4, Elsy M. El Hayek1, Chawki Hammoud5 and Fadi Iskandarani6

1MD, PGY1 at Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pediatric Resident Physician, Lebanon
2MD, PGY2 at Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pediatric Resident Physician, Lebanon
3MD, PGY4 at Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pediatric Resident Physician, Lebanon
4MD, PGY1 at Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine Resident Physician, Lebanon
5MD, Associate Professor in Pediatrics and Neonatology, Lebanon
6MD, Head of Pediatric Surgery Department at Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanon

*Corresponding author: Fatima A. Dirani, MD, PGY1 at Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pediatric Resident Physician, Lebanon, Tel: 0096176761759; E-mail: fatimadirani14@gmail.com

Received: January 28, 2021; Accepted: February 07, 2021; Published: February 21, 2021

Citation: Fatima A. Dirani, Sheila B. Eid, Viviane A. Yassine, et al. Waugh Syndrome in a One-Month Old Patient. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2021; 3(2): 143.

Waugh Syndrome in a One-Month Old Patient
Abstract

Introduction: Waugh Syndrome, a rarely encountered problem, is a combination of two un-rare conditions, intestinal malrotation and intussusception. This is a case of Waugh Syndrome diagnosed and treated in less than 48 hours.
Case Description: A 1 month 10 days baby girl presenting for vomiting and fresh blood from rectum 5 days after undergoing inguinal hernia repair.
Discussion: About 100 cases of Waugh Syndrome have been reported since 1911 when this entity was first described. One theory explaining why it is being more discovered is that imaging techniques are improving and physicians are having a greater index of suspicion for such associations.
Conclusion: Intussusception cases must be carefully investigated for a possible association with underlying pathology including intestinal malrotation. Early surgical treatment can protect the patient from short- and long-term complications.

Keywords: Waugh syndrome; Intussusception; Intestinal malrotation; Pediatrics