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Surgical Management of Intestinal Volvulus

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Volvulus refers to the torsion or twisting of a viscera and mainly involves organs of the intestinal track. Organs may twist along two directions: organo-axial (longitudinally along the mesenteric axis) or mesentero-axial (perpendicular to the mesenteric axis). Organo-axial volvulus is the most common type in the adult population. Volvulus involves either the sigmoid colon or cecum in >95% of the cases that occur in the adult population.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Ashley J. Williamson & John C. Alverdy

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  1. Department of Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, USA

    Eli D. Ehrenpreis

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    John C. Alverdy

  3. Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA

    Steven D. Wexner

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Williamson, A.J., Alverdy, J.C. (2021). Surgical Management of Intestinal Volvulus. In: Ehrenpreis, E.D., Alverdy, J.C., Wexner, S.D. (eds) The Mesenteric Organ in Health and Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71963-0_41

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