Diogo G. Cruz

Ascending colon volvulus with a transmesocolic hernia in a young adult: a case report

Volvulus of the cecum and ascending colon represents a rare but critical etiology of acute intestinal obstruction. It likely results from a congenital failure of fusion of the colon to the parietal peritoneum during embryogenesis and may be associated with other anatomical anomalies, such as congenital mesocolic de...