| Primary Midgut Volvulus in Adults: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. | |
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PMID: 21512851 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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INTRODUCTION: This is a report of two male patients (35 and 54 years old, respectively) admitted to our surgical department with signs of small-bowel obstruction. CASE PRESENTATIONS: Diagnostic workup with plain abdominal radiographs and, more specifically, computed tomography suggested the possibility of bowel rotation. In order to exclude any possibility of associated intestinal ischemia, both patients underwent exploratory laparotomy, which revealed a midgut volvulus without any associated obvious cause or pathology. DISCUSSION: Both patients had an eventful outcome. Epidemiologic characteristics, clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, surgical treatment, and morbidity-mortality rates of small-bowel volvulus have been reviewed and thoroughly discussed. |
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Georgios Papadimitriou; Athanasios Marinis; Alexandros Papakonstantinou |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-22 |
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Title: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Volume: - ISSN: 1873-4626 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-4-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9706084 Medline TA: J Gastrointest Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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First Department of Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, 45-47 Ipsilantou STR, 10676, Athens, Greece, gkpapadimitriou@hotmail.com. |
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