PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Consorti, E T
AU  - Liu, T H
TI  - Diagnosis and treatment of caecal volvulus
AID  - 10.1136/pgmj.2005.035311
DP  - 2005 Dec 01
TA  - Postgraduate Medical Journal
PG  - 772--776
VI  - 81
IP  - 962
4099  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/81/962/772.short
4100  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/81/962/772.full
SO  - Postgrad Med J2005 Dec 01; 81
AB  - Caecal volvulus is an infrequently encountered clinical condition and an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction. Patients with this condition may present with highly variable clinical presentations ranging from intermittent, self limiting abdominal pain to acute abdominal pain associated with intestinal strangulation and sepsis. Lack of familiarity with this condition is a factor contributing to diagnostic and treatment delays. The objective of this review is to promote clinicians’ awareness of this disease through patient case illustration, discussion of disease pathogenesis, clinical features, and management strategies.