Gangrenous Cecal Volvulus; A Case Report and Review of Literature | Zendy

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Gangrenous Cecal Volvulus; A Case Report and Review of Literature

Author(s) -

Carney Sendromu,

Atriyal Miksoma,

Anıl Özen,

Ümit Kervan,

Utku Ünal,

Ahmet Kuddusi,

Ertan Yücel

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the annals of clinical and analytical medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2667-663X

DOI - 10.4328/jcam.1285

Subject(s) - medicine , volvulus , general surgery , intensive care medicine , surgery

Cecal volvulus as an uncommon cause of acute intestinal obstruction is to axial twist of the cecum and terminal ileum around their mesentery. Cecal volvulus is a surgical emergency requiring urgent laparotomy. Resection and anastomosis is the proposed choice of the operation depending on the general condition of the patient. In this paper, we report a case of gangrenous cecal volvulus seen in a severely mentally retarded 45-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain and distension

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