Volvulus of ileum: A rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosis

Volvulus of ileum: A rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosis

Primary type small bowel volvulus is observed mainly in children and young adults, whereas the secondary type is usually found between the ages of 40 and 90 years and is mainly due to adhesions after previous surgery: tumors and mesenteric lymph nodes can also be responsible for the secondary type....

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Main Authors: Bajhat Barakat, Raffaele Pezzilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-07-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Online Access:https://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/8154
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spelling doaj-d216689c921c4d1b82c0f70a8d9c38d52020-11-25T02:05:46ZengPAGEPress PublicationsEmergency Care Journal1826-98262282-20542019-07-0115210.4081/ecj.2019.8154Volvulus of ileum: A rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosisBajhat Barakat0Raffaele Pezzilli1Emergency Department, Sant’Orsola Hospital, BolognaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sant’Orsola Hospital, Bologna Primary type small bowel volvulus is observed mainly in children and young adults, whereas the secondary type is usually found between the ages of 40 and 90 years and is mainly due to adhesions after previous surgery: tumors and mesenteric lymph nodes can also be responsible for the secondary type. Diagnosis is difficult and the computed tomography scan is the most relevant imaging modality. For this reason we believe that the case presented in which diagnosis was primary made by abdominal ultrasonography and then confirmed first by computed tomography scan and definitively by surgical exploration is worth reporting. https://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/8154
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Volvulus of ileum: A rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosis
Emergency Care Journal
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title Volvulus of ileum: A rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosis
title_short Volvulus of ileum: A rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosis
title_full Volvulus of ileum: A rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosis
title_fullStr Volvulus of ileum: A rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosis
title_full_unstemmed Volvulus of ileum: A rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosis
title_sort volvulus of ileum: a rare case of small bowel obstruction and the effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound imaging for the diagnosis
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series Emergency Care Journal
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2282-2054
publishDate 2019-07-01
description Primary type small bowel volvulus is observed mainly in children and young adults, whereas the secondary type is usually found between the ages of 40 and 90 years and is mainly due to adhesions after previous surgery: tumors and mesenteric lymph nodes can also be responsible for the secondary type. Diagnosis is difficult and the computed tomography scan is the most relevant imaging modality. For this reason we believe that the case presented in which diagnosis was primary made by abdominal ultrasonography and then confirmed first by computed tomography scan and definitively by surgical exploration is worth reporting.
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