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 ...

IT IS the purpose of this paper to present 7 cases of volvulus of the cecum and ascending colon and to discuss the preoperative diagnosis of this condition, with emphasis on roentgenologic findings, ...

Melissa Gonzalez always had another call to take, a meeting to attend or trip booked in her calendar. The strategist from New Jersey was attending a weekend retreat in the fall of 2022 when she ...

A diagnosis of cecal volvulus was made. Because of continued pain, a diagnostic laparotomy was performed which revealed a dusky-appearing cecum with a cecal volvulus draped across an adhesive band ...

How have the causes of bowel obstruction changed over time? The investigators compared 193 patients treated for mechanical bowel obstruction from 1868 to 1898 with 207 patients treated from 2000 to ...