• Chirurgia italiana · Sep 2007

    Case Reports

    Recurrent caecal volvulus in mesenterium commune. A case report.

    • Fabio Marino, Iacopo Giani, Giuseppe Clerico, Alberto Realis Luc, Attilio Carlo Giacosa, Ezio Ganio, and Mario Trompetto.
    • Colorectal Eporediensis Centre, Gruppo Sanitario Policlinico di Monza, Clinica S. Rita, Vercelli.
    • Chir Ital. 2007 Sep 1;59(5):751-4.

    AbstractWe report a case of recurrent abdominal pain due to intermittent caecal volvulus arising in a patient with mesenterium commune. Colonic enema, abdominal CT scan and virtual colonography with three-dimensional colonic reconstruction were useful for detecting this rare abnormal intestinal fixation. Although right hemicolectomy was indicated, we performed a wide colonic resection from the terminal ileum to the distal sigmoid because the patient's short mesentery made it impossible to perform an ileum-transverse anastomosis. At six months follow-up, the patient was in good health and free of abdominal symptoms.

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