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Cecal Volvulus Resolved Spontaneously

Authors :
Yuki Sodani
Kazuhiro Niwa
Yoshio Kato
Shin Maeda
Takafumi Yanagibashi
Koichiro Yoshie
Megumi Tsukamoto
Yosuke Kunishi
Source :
Internal Medicine
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Cecal volvulus is an uncommon cause of colonic obstruction. First-line treatment for cecal volvulus is surgery, as nonoperative management is rarely achievable. We herein report an extremely rare case of a patient with spontaneously resolved cecal volvulus; no recurrence occurred without elective surgery. A 47-year-old woman presented with acute lower abdominal pain. She was misdiagnosed with small bowel obstruction and treated conservatively. A few hours later, she was correctly diagnosed with cecal volvulus. Subsequently, her symptoms and computed tomography findings of cecal volvulus completely disappeared. She refused elective surgery, but no recurrence occurred during five months of follow-up.

Details

ISSN :
13497235
Volume :
60
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9109274b99fe87b1218bc16976f75324