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Ladd`s bands logo #21000 Ladd`s bands, sometimes called bands of Ladd are fibrous stalks of peritoneal tissue that attach the cecum to the abdominal wall, and create an obstruction of the duodenum. This condition is found in malrotation of the intestine. A surgical operation called a `Ladd procedure` is performed to alleviate intestinal malrotation. The procedure invol......
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