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DA SILVA, Luis Anibal et al. CIRUJANOS GENERALES Y VÓLVULO DE CIEGO: GENERAL SURGEONS AND CECAL VOLVULUS. Rev. Cir. Parag. [online]. 2014, vol.38, n.2, pp.30-32. ISSN 2307-0420.

SUMMARY Background: Cecal volvulus is defined as cecal segment torsion on its axis or the mesentery. Is an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction. Material and method: A retrospective, observational, descriptive of the clinical records of the II Service of Surgery, between January 2009 to May 2014. Results: We found 6 patients, 3 of male gender and 3 women. Symptomatology was intestinal obstruction. We find colonic gangrene in 66% of patients. We made a resection in 83% of the cases. One case was successfully treated with a cecostomy. Mortality was 33%. Conclusions: We must not forget the cecal volvulus as a cause of intestinal obstruction. The most performed therapeutic behavior was colonic segment resection with gangrene, with the making of required colostomy.

Palabras clave : volvulus; intestinal obstruction.

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