Spontaneous transverse colon volvulus in a patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: An unreported complication

Spontaneous transverse colon volvulus in a patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: An unreported complication

A 22-year-old male patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and chronic constipation presents to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain and hive closed to feces and gas. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrates mechanical ileus due to volvulus of the transverse...

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Main Authors: Pietro Pitrone, MD, Antonino Cattafi, MD, Francesca Magnani, MD, Maria Ludovica Carerj, MD, Italo Giuseppe Bellone, MD, Giuseppe Nirta, MD, Enrico Monsù, MD, Dora Bonanno, MD, Renato Trimarchi, MD, Alessandro La Face, MD, Maria Adele Marino, MD, Carmelo Sofia, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Gastrointestinal
Chronic constipation
Transverse colon volvulus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332201130X

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