Transverse Colonic Volvulus: A Case Report and Literature Review of a Rare Disease

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John Cull Joshua Schammel Palmer M Schammel C

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John Cull
Department of Surgery, Prisma Health - Upstate, Greenville SC

A B S T R A C T

Obstructions of the large and small bowel are frequently caused by cancer, inflammation, post-surgical adhesions, hernias, and, more rarely, volvulus, representing <10% of all reported cases. Of these, volvulus of the transverse colon (TCV) is found in <5% of all instances of colonic volvulus with delayed diagnosis and treatment resulting in infarction, peritonitis, and death. Given the morbidity and the fact that TCV most often develops acutely, diagnosis of this condition is considered to be a surgical emergency. Common surgical procedures to correct this often involve urgent exploratory laparotomy, followed by either colopexy or colectomy with subsequent creation of colostomy or anastomoses. This is a review of all of the treatment and complications of transverse colonic volvulus published in the last 75 years.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Sat 30, Nov 2019
Accepted: Sun 29, Dec 2019
Published: Tue 31, Dec 2019

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© 2023 John Cull. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2019.06.12