title: Primary small gut volvulus in adult presenting with hematemesis.
abstract: Small gut volvulus is rare in adults and usually presents with acute intestinal obstruction. We report a 25-year-old man with primary small gut volvulus who presented with hematemesis. The gangrenous gut was resected at laparotomy. He is well 3 months later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110 002, India. sudhir_kumar1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sudhir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Mayank
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jayant
authors.forename: Choden
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Norbu
authors.forename: Pankaj Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome