[Is intestinal malrotation the cause of intussusception? Waugh's syndrome, a case report]. / ¿Es la malrotación intestinal el agente causal de la invaginación intestinal? Síndrome de Waugh, reporte de un caso.

BACKGROUND: Waugh's syndrome is the combination of intussusception and intestinal malrotation. The first case was described in 1911, with few cases being reported since then. CLINICAL CASE: A 7 month-old infant with fever, vomiting and rectal bleeding. Distension and an abdominal mass was found on examination. An exploratory laparotomy was preformed that found a combination of intussusception and intestinal malrotation, which was treated succesfully. CONCLUSION: We consider that this combination is not sufficiently diagnosed very often, leading to its disappearance.