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An Unlikely Cause of Abdominal Pain

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2018
Cecal bascule is a rare subtype of cecal volvulus where the cecum folds anterior to the ascending colon causing intestinal obstruction. It is a challenging diagnosis to make in the emergency department, as the mobile nature of the cecum leads to a great ...
Norah Kairys, Keegan Skidmore, Jennifer Repanshek, Wayne Satz   +3 more
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Intestinal Malrotation Through Acute Obstructive Abdomen in an Adolescent From Northeastern Brazil: A Case Report

Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Intestinal malrotation is a congenital anomaly of the midgut resulting from abnormal embryonic rotation. Although predominantly a neonatal diagnosis, it is an extremely rare, isolated finding in adolescents, often presenting with nonspecific symptoms that lead to diagnostic delays and increased morbidity.
Daniel Vieira de Oliveira, Pedro Melo Toledo Nascimento, Rita de Cassia Almeida Vieira, Semonti Nandi   +3 more
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Management of cecal volvulus in adolescents: a case series

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Introduction: The incidence of cecal volvulus in the pediatric population is unknown and there is no consensus on the best approach to managing in children.
MaKayla L. O'Guinn, Preeti Singh, William Farmer, Tarun Kumar, Ulises Garza-Serna   +4 more
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Dual‐Segment Colonic Volvulus Involving the Sigmoid and Transverse Colon: A Surgical Emergency

Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Synchronous colonic volvulus is an extremely rare and life‐threatening cause of large bowel obstruction, characterized by simultaneous torsion of two separate colonic segments. Early diagnosis is challenging due to its nonspecific clinical presentation and overlapping radiological features with isolated volvulus. Delay in recognition increases the risk
Gourav Goyal, Jyoti Meena, Mansi Singh, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria   +3 more
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Cecal volvulus on top of Ladd’s band: a case report and review of literature

Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Background Cecal volvulus is a rare cause of bowel obstruction that represents a challenge in both diagnosis and management. This unique form of closed-loop obstruction occurs due to a twist in the mesentery with subsequent dilatation of the cecum.
Mohamed Salah Ayyad, Abdallah Alqasaby, Mohamed Rezk, Ahmed Abonosier, Shaimaa Khalid, Ahmed Azam   +5 more
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Volvo de ceco complicado por icterícia séptica

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Cecal volvulus is an uncommon cause of acute bowel obstruction in adults. The mechanism is torsion of the enlarged, poorly-fixed or hypermobile cecum.
Thales Paulo Batista, Jânio Cipriano Rolim, Allysson Antonio Ribeiro Gomes, Waneska Lucena Nóbrega de Carvalho, Renato José dos Santos   +4 more
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Successful Gastric Volvulus Reduction and Gastropexy Using a Dual Endoscope Technique

Case Reports in Medicine, 2014
Gastric volvulus is a life threatening condition characterized by an abnormal rotation of the stomach around an axis. Although the first line treatment of this disorder is surgical, we report here a case of gastric volvulus that was endoscopically ...
Laith H. Jamil, Brian L. Huang, David C. Kunkel, Vijay Jayaraman, Edy E. Soffer   +4 more
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Gastrointestinal: Cecal volvulus [PDF]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2004
L Wales, J Tysome, A Lim, S Moser, P Tait, G Navarra   +5 more
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Case Report: Lithium-induced bradycardia triggered by cecal volvulus: a case of obstruction-associated drug accumulation

Frontiers in Gastroenterology
BackgroundLithium toxicity can rarely manifest as cardiac arrhythmias, often initially presenting as bradycardia. Bowel obstruction is a rare cause of acute lithium toxicity.
Akram Alnounou, Henry Zou, Madison Laird, Christopher Visak, Sage Bilsland, Sophie Numbers, Neil Hughes   +6 more
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Cecal Volvulus – The Twisted Tale of Intestinal Obstruction

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
This case report highlights the presentation and management of a rare case of acute intestinal obstruction in an elderly patient in a peripheral hospital.
Chandan Sinha, Ayjaz Hussain, Surjeet Kumar Dwivedi, Sabita Dwivedi   +3 more
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