volvulus of midgut
MONDO:0008666Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names volvulus of midgut yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A congenital abnormality in which the intestine is abnormally rotated (twisted). It may result in intestinal obstruction.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0008666), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
8 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Anteverted naresHPOHP:0000463
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Depressed nasal bridgeHPOHP:0005280
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Frontal bossingHPOHP:0002007
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- High foreheadHPOHP:0000348
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- HypertelorismHPOHP:0000316
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Intestinal malrotationHPOHP:0002566
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Long palpebral fissureHPOHP:0000637
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- VolvulusHPOHP:0002580
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: volvulus of midgut
- Also called
- congenital malrotation of intestineintestinal malrotation