Transverse Colon Volvulus: A Rare Cause of Ileus  with Large Intestine-Origin

Mehmet Tolga Kafadar; İsmail Çetinkaya; Metin Yalçın; Semih Yürekli

doi:10.5152/eurjther.2019.19035

Authors

Mehmet Tolga Kafadar Health Sciences University Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic, Şanlıurfa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9178-7843
İsmail Çetinkaya Health Sciences University Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic, Şanlıurfa
Metin Yalçın Health Sciences University Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic, Şanlıurfa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2843-3556
Semih Yürekli Health Sciences University Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic, Şanlıurfa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5152/eurjther.2019.19035

Keywords:

obstruction, volvulus, transverse colon

Abstract

Transverse colon volvulus is a disease that mostly occurs in the elderly and is rare in young people and children. Some of the predisposing factors for transverse colon volvulus are mental retardation, dysmotility disturbances, presence of narrow or long mesentery, and chronic constipation. One of the treatment options is endoscopic reduction, which is performed in patients whose overall condition is stable. It is not considered in case of emergency surgery. The success rate is low and the recurrence rate is high. Herein, we present the case of an 80-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with transverse colon volvulus as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction.

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