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Cecal volvulus: a rare entity of acute bowel obstruction

Int J Res Med Sci. 2022;10(10):2296-2299.DOI10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20222538

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Abstract

Cecal volvulus is characterized by an axial torsion of the cecum, terminal ileum and ascending colon, being the third cause of bowel obstruction with an incidence of 2%, considered a rare pathology. We presented a rare case of a patient with a bowel obstruction secondary to cecal volvulus found during exploratory laparotomy.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Zone 1 “Nueva Frontera”, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Chiapas, Mexico
  2. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UMAE Hospital de Especialidades CMN Siglo XXI, Mexican Institute of Social Security. Mexico City, Mexico
  3. Institute of Higher Studies of Chiapas, Universidad Salazar, Chiapas, Mexico
  4. Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Zone 197, Texcoco, Mexican Institute of Social Security, State of Mexico, Mexico

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