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Twists and turns: A case report of cecal volvulus.

Aashish SapkotaAashna BatajooSamit LamichhaneAlok ShresthaNidhi Bhatt
Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)
We present a case of a 22-year-old male presenting in the emergency room with colicky abdominal pain, vomiting, and abdominal distension for which an early computed tomography scan was done and diagnosed as cecal volvulus. Following diagnosis case was managed promptly by laparotomy with right hemicolectomy and primary anastomosis.
Keyphrases
  • abdominal pain
  • computed tomography
  • positron emission tomography
  • public health
  • emergency department
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  • magnetic resonance imaging
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  • case report
  • image quality
  • contrast enhanced
  • magnetic resonance