Small Bowel Volvulus: A Case Report

Small bowel volvulus is a rare clinical entity which presents as recurrent intermittent abdominal pain after consumption of food. Although the entity is well described in the literature, diagnosis is often difficult due to its clinical presentation being similar to mesenteric ischemia. Herein we pre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Patial, Tushar, Chaddha, Sahil, Rathore, Namit, Thakur, Vishal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5489345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28663941
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1281
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Sumario:Small bowel volvulus is a rare clinical entity which presents as recurrent intermittent abdominal pain after consumption of food. Although the entity is well described in the literature, diagnosis is often difficult due to its clinical presentation being similar to mesenteric ischemia. Herein we present the case of a 44-year-old male who presented to us with this condition.

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