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Operative Management of Cecal Volvulus Herniating Through the Foramen of Winslow
Clinical Management Issues, 2022 Cecal volvulus is a surgical emergency which is associated with the risk for bowel ischemia and perforation. Occasionally, volvulus can be caused by an internal hernia.
Ava Yap +3 more
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Cecal Volvulus as a Cause of Acute Abdomen: A Report of Two Distinct Case
Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2018 Cecal volvulus is one of the rare causes of acute abdominal pain that is life-threatening and requires urgent treatment. Herein, we present two cases of cecal volvulus with differing features.
Mustafa Göksu +2 more
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Outcomes in Cecal Volvulus: Does Age Affect Outcomes in Patients who Undergo Surgery?
World Journal of Colorectal Surgery, 2019 Background: Colonic volvulus is a rare cause of bowel obstruction with an incidence of 2%–10%. Cecal volvulus accounts for 10%–40% of cases, with a mean age of 53 years.
Ashley M. Tameron +4 more
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Cecal Volvulus: A Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2020 Cecal volvulus is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, with multifactorial etiologies. This is a case report describing a 52-year-old female with a cecal volvulus diagnosis made during the laparotomy procedure, which was treated with a right ...
Carolina Solis Rojas +3 more
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Rare Presentation of Congenital Gut Malrotation as Adult Cecal Volvulus
Indian Journal of Colo-Rectal Surgery, 2020 Incomplete or faulty rotation and fixation of the gut during 5th–11th week of the fetal life results in intestinal malrotation. Cecal volvulus is a rare (1%–1.5%) cause of intestinal obstructions in adults.
Zubair Afzal Khan +2 more
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Cecal Volvulus: A Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction
Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019 Cecal volvulus is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. In this report, we present a 41 year-old patient with cecal volvulus, and we discuss this very rare entity.
S. Selcuk Atamanalp +2 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 Background: Osimertinib is a 3rd-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that blocks the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) and has dramatically improved outcomes for patients with EGFR mutations.
Tejas Patil +8 more
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Cecal volvulus in rural Kenya: delayed presentation contributes to high mortality
BMC Surgery, 2021 Background Cecal volvulus, which is a torsion involving the cecum, terminal ileum, and ascending colon around its own mesentery, results in a closed-loop obstruction. It is a rare reported cause of adult intestinal obstruction. This study aimed to review
Kimutai R. Sylvester +3 more
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Closed loop right colon ischemia caused by omphalomesenteric band and Meckle's diverticulum
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Although intestinal obstruction is the most common complication of this anomaly, cecal volvulus is an extremely rare associated condition.
Samin Khoei +3 more
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Gangrenous Cecal Volvulus Complicating Puerperium: Is the Delay in Diagnosis Really Inevitable?
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012 Volvulus in puerperium is a rare event. We present a case of cecal volvulus following normal vaginal delivery that ended with cecal gangrene and hemicolectomy.
Chanderdeep Sharma +3 more
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