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Transverse colon volvulus in pediatric patients
M G Mercado-Deane1, E M Burton, C G Howell
1Department of Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA.
Pediatric Radiology
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
Volvulus of the transverse colon is rare in the pediatric population. We present the tenth known case of a volvulus of the transverse colon in a child. A barium enema demonstrated the bird beak appearance of the colon and showed an air-contrast mirror image in the proximal end. The 360 degrees volvulus found at surgery was treated successfully by detorsion of the bowel.