Spontaneous transverse colon volvulus

We report a case of spontaneous transverse colon volvulus in a young healthy woman. It constitutes an unusual case since it occurred in a young healthy woman with a subacute onset and no aetiological factor has been found. Its diagnosis is still challenging. Prompt recognition with emergency interve...

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Autores principales: Sana, Landolsi, Ali, Gassara, Kallel, Helmi, Amine, Baklouti, Ahmed, Saadaoui, Mohamed Ali, Elouer, Wajdi, Chaeib, Saber, Mannaï
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785565
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2013.14.160.2073
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Sumario:We report a case of spontaneous transverse colon volvulus in a young healthy woman. It constitutes an unusual case since it occurred in a young healthy woman with a subacute onset and no aetiological factor has been found. Its diagnosis is still challenging. Prompt recognition with emergency intervention constitutes the key to successful outcome.

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