Volvulus is a condition that occurs when your bowel (which makes up your small intestine, colon, and rectum) twists around itself, causing a bowel blockage. This twist can block blood flow to the ...

Abnormal bowel twisting or volvulus occurs when a region of the small intestine or the colon twists. The intestine can twist around the tissues that hold it in place, or it can rotate around itself.

These include congenital intestinal atresia or conditions for ... vein or arterial thrombosis or arterial embolism), midgut volvulus, trauma, or tumor resection in adults. Although less common ...