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Operation for Malrotation of the Midgut (1956)

Operation for Malrotation of the Midgut poster
Directed by
Poul Hjertholm
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
18 min

How it feels

A Danish documentary from 1956 about surgical treatment for a congenital bowel condition called malrotation. It shows two operations on children using the Ladd procedure at a Copenhagen hospital.

clinicalinformationaleducationalinstructionaldirectfactualsobermedical

What happens

Operation for Malrotation of the Midgut er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1956 instrueret af Poul Hjertholm. Kortfattede oplysninger i tekst og røntgenbilleder om malrotation, der er en medfødt misdannelse af tarmen. Børnekirugisk konsulent på Rigshospitalet i København, dr.med. C.C. Winkel Smith, foretager efter Ladd's metode to operationer på børn på henholdsvis 3 måneder og 10 år. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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