RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diagnosis and treatment of caecal volvulus
JF Postgraduate Medical Journal
JO Postgrad Med J
FD The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
SP 772
OP 776
DO 10.1136/pgmj.2005.035311
VO 81
IS 962
A1 Consorti, E T
A1 Liu, T H
YR 2005
UL http://pmj.bmj.com/content/81/962/772.abstract
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.