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8211629

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
A case of intermittent cecal volvulus in an immunocompromised patient is presented. This patient, whose bowel was viable, was managed successfully by laparoscopic cecopexy. As a clinical entity, cecal volvulus usually presents as either an unrelenting process, culminating in gangrenous bowel, or as an intermittent, recurrent condition with spontaneous resolution but which also may lead to loss of intestinal viability. Surgical management is required in almost every case; however, a review of the literature reveals considerable controversy as to what constitutes the best operation for cases in which the bowel is viable. The most appropriate operation is usually dictated by the clinical circumstances, and in many settings cecopexy is a satisfactory choice of procedure; resection is obviated, bowel need not be opened, and the operation can be performed laparoscopically relatively rapidly.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0930-2794
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
450-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Laparoscopic cecopexy for cecal volvulus. Case report and a review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90048.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports