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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2021

Caecal volvulus and jejunostomy: challenging diagnostic.

A Morera-Grau, E Membrilla-Fernández, A M González-Castillo, A Pelegrina-Manzano, M A Guerrero-Ortiz, C Téllez-Marquès, M J Pons-Fraguero, J Guzmán-Ahumada, M Pera-Román, J J Sancho-Insenser

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A Morera-GrauGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
E Membrilla-FernándezGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
A M González-CastilloGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
A Pelegrina-ManzanoGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
M A Guerrero-OrtizGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
C Téllez-MarquèsGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
M J Pons-FragueroGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
J Guzmán-AhumadaGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
M Pera-RománGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
J J Sancho-InsenserGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Hospital Del Mar · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caecal volvulus represent the 20-40% of colonic volvulus, being the second most frequent localization. It causes intestinal occlusion symptomatology (nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension). We present a case of 45-year-old women with feeding jejunostomy tube due to connatal anoxia. She arrives at A&E after 12 h of vomits and abdominal pain. The CT scan shows a small intestine dilation that suggested a small intestine volvulus. A laparotomy is performed showing a caecal volvulus, so ileo-cequectomy with primary anastomosis is performed. After several complications, she was discharged after 60 days of hospital stay. Caecal volvulus can be challenging to diagnose by clinic, because it can be hardly differenced from other intestinal occlusion causes. CT scan can be useful to reach the diagnostic and see signs of tissue suffering. In contrast with sigma volvulus, endoscopic treatment has not shown any benefit to solve it.

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bowel obstructioncecumcolonvolvulus

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PMCPMC8068471
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