(L.A.) Brandon Valdivia, 4, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2012-00965

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 4-year-old Hispanic male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the child as Brandon Valdivia.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death A: Acute Infarction of Small Bowel and Its Mesentery

Cause of Death B: Compression of Mesenteric Vessels

Cause of Death C: Mesenteric Ectopic Pancreas

Other Significant Condition: Left Atrial Endocardial Fibrosis

RIP BRANDON VALDIVIA (April 2, 2007 – February 9, 2012)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 8:04 a.m.

An ectopic pancreas is defined as pancreatic tissue lacking vascular or anatomic communication with the normal body of the pancreas.