Open AccessCaecal volvulus: untwisting the mystery
Author(s) -
Martha Kedrzycki,
Jaya Roy Choudhury,
Sherif Hakky
Publication year - 2021
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-2020-237165
Subject(s) - medicine , cecum , perforation , acute abdomen , volvulus , bowel obstruction , surgical emergency , general surgery , differential diagnosis , surgery , pathology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Caecal volvulus is an infrequent cause of acute surgical abdomen, where an abnormally mobile cecum twists on its own axis. It can lead to the development of closed-loop obstruction, small bowel ischaemia and perforation. Early recognition and prompt treatment is key; however, due to the rarity of this pathology, it is seldom listed as a differential diagnosis. Here, we present a single-centre case series of two patients presenting with caecal volvulus to an Emergency Surgery Unit at a University Hospital.