The recurrence of colonic volvulus due to nonrotation after intestinal resection in adulthood: a case report

Abstract Background Intestinal nonrotation is a rare congenital condition that causes fatal colonic volvulus at any age. Once volvulus attack occurs, radical surgical therapy is required for treatment and the prevention of recurrence. This report describes the case of an adult female patient with a...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Sakimura, Hirotaka Kitamura, Noriyuki Inaki, Hiroyuki Bando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-10-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0710-x