Volvulus of cecum due to lithopedion

Volvulus of cecum due to lithopedion

An unusual case of intestinal obstruction and perforation of the cecum due to volvulus of the cecum is presented. This case is of further interest in view of the fact that the point of twisting of the volvulus arose at the site of adhesion of the ascending colon to a retrocolic lithopedion. The case...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of surgery 1953-09, Vol.86 (3), p.348-352
Hauptverfasser: Glass, Bert A., Abramson, Paul D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cecal Diseases
Cecum
Disease
Fetus
Humans
Intestinal Volvulus
Old Medline
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Zusammenfassung:An unusual case of intestinal obstruction and perforation of the cecum due to volvulus of the cecum is presented. This case is of further interest in view of the fact that the point of twisting of the volvulus arose at the site of adhesion of the ascending colon to a retrocolic lithopedion. The case was further complicated by atresia of the right main stem bronchus with either total atelectasis or congenital absence of the right lung, with a resultant marked shift of the mediastinum.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/0002-9610(53)90414-0