Volvulus is a condition that occurs when your bowel (which makes up your small intestine, colon, and rectum) twists around itself, causing a bowel blockage. This twist can block blood flow to the ...

Cecal volvulus is a rare but serious condition that occurs when the cecum, a part of the large intestine, twists around itself, leading to intestinal obstruction. This condition can result in ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...

Context Despite the advantages of ultrasound (US), upper gastrointestinal contrast series (UGI) remains the first-line diagnostic modality in the diagnosis of midgut malrotation and volvulus in ...

2 Most patients with para-oesophageal hernia are either asymptomatic or symptomatic with acid reflux. One of the rare complications of this condition is gastric volvulus, which is due to an acute ...

Gastric volvulus is an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal obstruction that occurs when the stomach twists along its vertical (organoaxial) or horizontal (mesenteroaxial) axis. Its rarity ...

Colon volvulus is an abnormal twisting within the gastrointestinal tract that can impair blood flow. Most cases occur in the sigmoid colon, the S-shaped last part of the large intestine that leads to ...

Sigmoid volvulus is rare in the U.S., accounting for 10% of intestinal obstruction cases, researchers note. Risk factors include older age and chronic constipation. It’s not a condition the average ...

The oesophagus was dilated, a gastric air shadow could be seen in the left chest, and there was no gas shadow in the abdomen. An upper gastrointestinal contrast study (fig 2) revealed left sided ...

ROCK SPRINGS — Rock Springs Mayor Max Mickelson proclaimed Jan. 15 as Intestinal Malrotation and Volvulus Awareness Day during the city council’s regular meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 7. Rock Springs ...