Volume : 5, Issue : 1, January - 2016

Case Presentation of Volvulus of Transverse Colon along with Malrotation of Ileo-Ceacal Junction and Large Bowel

Dr. Ajay Kalotra, Dr. Nehal Sisodiya, Dr. Nitin Vasava, Dr. Rajesh Shah, Dr. Tapan Shah

Abstract :

<p>Colonic volvulus is twisting of a portion of the colon around its mesentery, causing a colonic obstruction. The sigmoid colon and ceacum are the most common portions of the colon involved. Transverse colon volvulus is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. Very few reviews have been published in surgical literature. This is a case report with a structured review of literature of transverse colonic volvulus presenting as intestinal obstruction. Transverse colon volvulus is associated with both developmental abnormalities, such as a freely mobile right colon and associated conditions such as chronic constipation, distal obstruction, and autonomic dysfunction .Though rare, the possibility of a transverse colon volvulus must always be part of a differential diagnosis when dealing with an intestinal obstruction, as the mortality rate with transverse colon volvulus is much higher than with a volvulus in any other part of the large intestine</p>