Acute abdominal pain due to sigmoid volvulus with persistent descending mesocolon: a case report.

Hirotaka KatoHiroyuki KinoshitaYoshifumi Sakata

Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2022)

Persistent descending mesocolon can occasionally cause acute abdominal symptoms requiring immediate treatment. A computed tomography finding of the descending colon running more to the medial side than ordinary cases can aid diagnosis of persistent descending mesocolon.

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