| Literature DB >> 29541308 |
Khalid Mazine1, Hicham Elbouhaddouti1, Imane Toughrai2, Ouadie Mouaqit1, Elbachir Benjelloun1, Abdelmalek Ousadden1, Khalid Ait Taleb1.
Abstract
The cecum is the second part of the colon that is most commonly affected by the volvulus after sigmoid colon and before left corner and the transverse colon. This condition occurs in patients with abnormally mobile cecum. Volvulus is characterized by torsion or tilt. Clinically, it appears as bowel obstruction due to acute strangulation. Abdominal x-ray without treatment and abdominal CT scan are the radiological procedures of choice in the diagnosis of volvulus of the cecum. Treatment is based on emergency surgical excision of the cecum and of the terminal ileum. We report two cases of patients with volvulus of the cecum admitted to the emergency department with acute intestinal obstruction. In both patients, the diagnosis was confirmed by abdomino-pelvic CT scan and the treatment was based on ileocolic resection with immediate restoration of the intestinal continuity. The postoperative course was uneventful.Entities:
Keywords: Intestinal occlusion; cecum; ileocecal resection; volvulus
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29541308 PMCID: PMC5847055 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.162.12237
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
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