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- Title
The management of cecal volvulus.
- Authors
Madiba, T E; Thomson, S R
- Abstract
Cecal volvulus is second only to sigmoid volvulus in its frequency of occurrence. Diagnostic doubt is not uncommon in cecal volvulus; nonoperative decompression is rarely achievable; and if gangrene supervenes, mortality rises appreciably. Resection is mandatory for gangrene and a grossly distended, thin-walled cecum. Cecopexy and cecostomy seem less-effective and more morbid options than resection and anastomosis for viable bowel. However, their role needs reappraisal in the light of advances in minimally invasive techniques.
- Publication
Diseases of the colon and rectum, 2002, Vol 45, Issue 2, p264
- ISSN
0012-3706
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10350-004-6158-4