Open AccessTransverse colon volvulus in a patient with sickle cell disease
Author(s) -
Hussain Adnan Abdulla,
Eman Hamza,
Ali Dhaif
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-228863
Subject(s) - medicine , transverse colon , volvulus , disease , rare disease , bowel obstruction , sigmoid colon , large bowel obstruction , anastomosis , surgery , gastroenterology , colectomy , ulcerative colitis , rectum
Although colonic volvulus is a relatively rare cause of large bowel obstruction, accounting for up to 5% of all cases of intestinal obstruction, transverse colon volvulus is extremely uncommon compared with volvulus of the sigmoid colon or caecum and is responsible for only 3% of all reported cases. We report an unusual case of spontaneous volvulus of the transverse colon in a young man with sickle cell disease who underwent resection with primary anastamosis. Having a high index of suspicion and early operative intervention allowed for this patient to have an uneventful postoperative course.