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ArticleRadiology case reports2023

Spontaneous transverse colon volvulus in a patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: An unreported complication.

Pietro Pitrone, Antonino Cattafi, Francesca Magnani, Maria Ludovica Carerj, Italo Giuseppe Bellone, Giuseppe Nirta, Enrico Monsù, Dora Bonanno, Renato Trimarchi, Alessandro La Face and 2 more

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pietro PitroneSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Antonino CattafiSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Francesca MagnaniDepartment of Radiodiagnostic, Oncologic Radiotherapy and Ematology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, L.go A. F.Vito 1 Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
Maria Ludovica CarerjSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Italo Giuseppe BelloneSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Giuseppe NirtaSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Enrico MonsùSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Dora BonannoSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Renato TrimarchiSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Alessandro La FaceSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Maria Adele MarinoSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Carmelo SofiaSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico ``G. Martino'' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
University of Messina · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 22-year-old male patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and chronic constipation presents to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain and hive closed to feces and gas. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrates mechanical ileus due to volvulus of the transverse colon: torsion of the transverse mesocolon is confirmed and subtotaly colectomy is performed, revealing multiple ischemic areas with focal perforations. DMD is frequently associated with gastrointestinal motility disorders, including chronic constipation and life-threatening conditions like intestinal pseudo-obstruction and sigmoid volvulus. To date, transverse colic localization of volvolus represents an unreported condition among patients with DMD.

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Chronic constipationDuchenne muscular dystrophyGastrointestinalTransverse colon volvulus

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