your doctor will order imaging tests to help diagnose cecal volvulus. They might also feel your abdominal area to assess any areas of swelling. Imaging tests may include a CT scan or an X-ray.

3 Although the diagnosis of acute volvulus of the cecum is not usually made preoperatively, it is believed that by careful x-ray study and a thorough review of the history and physical findings ...

Cecal volvulus occurs when the cecum and ascending colon, which are parts of the large intestine, become rotated or twisted. This type of volvulus accounts for a smaller percentage of large bowel ...

The volvulus was corrected by rotation of the small bowel and cecum with their common mesentery ... in the duodenum is understandable. When the x-ray films are viewed in retrospect it is obvious ...

If it's twisted there, that’s called cecal volvulus. In some cases, you won't need surgery to straighten things out. If the twist is in the sigmoid colon, your doctor may first try a sigmoidoscopy.

Cecal volvulus is a rare but serious condition that occurs when the cecum, a part of the large intestine, twists around itself, leading to intestinal obstruction. This condition can result in ...

Patient was suffering from rare, twisted intestine causing bowel obstruction Dr Abhilash Jayachandran, Specialist Laparoscopic and General Surgery, and Dr Sandeep Tandel, Specialist Laparoscopic ...

Characteristic findings on radiography include a dilated and displaced haustral bowel loop, with a paucity of gas in the distal colon (differentiating cecal from sigmoid volvulus).4 However, findings ...