MALROTATION of the bowel in the absence of mechanical obstruction is compatible with a normal life span. Volvulus of the mid-gut associated with malrotation of the bowel usually requires treatment ...

Cecal volvulus is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening form of large-bowel obstruction caused by axial twisting or folding of a mobile caecum and ascending colon around its mesenteric pedicle.

A condition called Cecal volvulus, a rare form of intestinal obstruction, is rarely reported in the pediatric age group with an estimated incidence of 1 in every 500[1] cases and affects approximately ...

The axial twisting that occurs involving the cecum, terminal ileum, and ascending colon is called as cecal volvulus. Rarely, it may take the form of upward and anterior folding of the ascending colon ...

Aster Hospital Sharjah recently performed a life-changing emergency surgery on 12-year-old Indian national Devna Anoop, a sixth-grader diagnosed with a rare and potentially life-threatening condition ...

Patient was suffering from rare, twisted intestine causing bowel obstruction Dr Abhilash Jayachandran, Specialist Laparoscopic and General Surgery, and Dr Sandeep Tandel, Specialist Laparoscopic and ...

Volvulus, derived from the Latin term volvere, is a subtype of abnormal gastrointestinal (GI) rotation. In volvulus, a loop of intestines is twisted at a point along the mesentery that is attached to ...

A volvulus is a rare health condition that causes abnormal twisting of the gastrointestinal tract, mainly involving different parts such as the stomach, large intestine or small intestine. A loop of ...

Cecal volvulus is axial twisting that occurs involving the cecum, terminal ileum, and ascending colon. Rarely, it may take the form of upward and anterior folding of the ascending colon ("cecal ...

An otherwise healthy 72-year-old woman with no history of abdominal surgery presented to the emergency department with intermittent pain in her right lower quadrant, abdominal distension and decreased ...