title: Volvulus of the cecum. Report of 26 cases and review of the literature.
abstract: The management of cecal volvulus is controversial. From 1971 to 1986, 26 patients with cecal volvulus were treated at Malmö General Hospital. Treatment and patient follow-up are presented, together with a review of 350 patients reported in the literature during the past 15 years. Anatomic background and types of volvulus are described. Simple detorsion is an alternative in high-risk patients without gangrene, but resection is the method of choice also when there is no gangrene present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Malmö General Hospital, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tejler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiborn
mesh_terms: D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male