Transverse Colon Volvulus with Chilaiditis Syndrome

Transverse Colon Volvulus with Chilaiditis Syndrome

Volvulus of transverse colon is a rare cause of large bowel obstruction. To our knowledge only 75 cases have been reported in the world literature and additionally only three cases of transverse colon volvulus with Chilaiditis syndrome have been reported to date. Because of its rarity here we report...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of surgery 2010-08, Vol.72 (4), p.347-349
Hauptverfasser: Deshmukh, Santoshkumar Nagnath, Maske, Audumber N., Deshpande, Akshay P., Shende, Shweta P.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiac Surgery
Case Report
Colorectal surgery
Intestines
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Obstructions
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
Thoracic Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Volvulus of transverse colon is a rare cause of large bowel obstruction. To our knowledge only 75 cases have been reported in the world literature and additionally only three cases of transverse colon volvulus with Chilaiditis syndrome have been reported to date. Because of its rarity here we report a case of transverse colon volvulus which was indeed associated with Chilaiditis syndrome. This is probably the fourth case of Chilaiditis syndrome caused by transverse colon volvulus.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-010-0130-4