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A rare case of adult primary jejunal volvulus

Author(s) -

Makiko Takatsuka,

Mital Shah,

Brahman Dharmarajah,

R. Brightwell,

N. Damani

Publication year - 2010

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.09.2009.2242

Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , surgical emergency , rare disease , computed tomography , presentation (obstetrics) , volvulus , bowel resection , radiology , surgery , general surgery , disease

Jejunal volvulus is a rare and life threatening presentation of intestinal ischaemia. Clinical features, laboratory investigations and plain abdominal films are non-specific and so computed tomography (CT) scanning is useful in reaching a timely diagnosis. Rapid recourse to surgical intervention is typical and life saving. We report a rare case of primary jejunal volvulus which, after diagnosis on emergency CT scanning, was successfully treated by laparotomy and resection of infarcted bowel.

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