Caecal volvulus is a sobriquet, which is described anatomically by abnormal omphalic rotation of the right hemi colon. It is an infrequently encountered clinical condition with higher prevalence in women and an anomalous cause of intestinal obstruction. Patients with this condition may present with ...
Laboratory analyses are neither sufficiently sensitive nor specific to diagnose caecal volvulus; in patients with intermittent symptoms and early acute obstruction their results are practically normal. In the case of advanced obstruction, leucocyte count, reactive C protein and blood chemistry reflect the...
We present the case of a 58-year-old female who presented to our surgical department with symptoms of intestinal obstruction. She had various radiological investigations, which supported the diagnosis of a caecal volvulus of the bascule subtype. She was subsequently managed surgically and had a ...
The preoperative diagnosis was established by a contrast swallow. Cricopharyngeal myotomy was performed in all patients. One child died in the postoperative period because of respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonitis, whereas in the other two, symptoms were relieved, and they remain ...
A resulting caecal volvulus through the foramen of Winslow is a very rare event, with only 11 case reports identified on literature review, the first of these published in 1970 by William Moirika. Patients often present with vague symptoms of upper abdominal pain, minimal distension and obstip...
Caecal bascules are rare causes of intestinal obstruction.While the exact pathogenesis is unknown, predisposing features have been recognized.Presenting symptoms and radiological features are often non-specific, and thus a low threshold for suspicion is required.Volvulus entrapment has been theorized as ...
It says that a computer tomography (CT) scan confirmed caecal volvulus and indicated a dilated stomach. It adds that the patient recovered and had no symptoms at a 12-month follow-up. Images of the procedures undertaken with the patient including laparotomy are also present...
Conclusions: Caecal volvulus and internal hernia can lead to a life‐threatening condition requiring immediate surgical treatment. Rare causes of abdominal pain in children should be kept in mind when severe symptoms are present.Soini, Venla
A careful search of the literature did not reveal any similar cases with concurrent internal herniation and volvulus of the right colon following RYGB.\nInternal herniation and volvulus of the right colon may rarely occur following RYGB. Symptoms may be nonspecific and classic features of small ...