title: [Cecal volvulus].
abstract: A retrospective study on 18 patients with cecal volvulus surgically treated was made. Demographics and clinical data, as well as treatment were determined from clinical reports. The operative procedures employed were cecostomy (56%), cecopexy (22%) and right colectomy (22%). The length of follow up averaged 63 months and there was one recurrence. The Authors suggest that cecostomy should be employed in patients with viable bowel, and resection should be limited to cases with gangrene.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia P. Valdoni, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tocchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miccini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bettelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cassini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Assenza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giuliani
mesh_terms: D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies