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Volvulus of the cecum
A Hjortrup1, J Friis, S Merser
1Department of Gastroenterological Surgery F, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Danish Medical Bulletin
|December 1, 1987
Abstract:
Twenty-six cases are reported of ileo-cecal volvulus admitted to three community hospitals over a period of six years. The operative management of ileo-cecal volvulus is discussed. Based on the results and review of the literature the authors recommend a right hemicolectomy in the presence of gangrene or perforation, in other cases a cecopexia with fixation in combination with intestinal tube decompression when needed.