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cecal volvulus

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cecal volvulus,
a type of colonic volvulus consisting of twisting or displacement and anomalous rotation of the cecum, such as in volvulus neonatorum or Ladd's syndrome. It can cause obstruction.


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  a form of cecal volvulus in which the cecum becomes folded across bands or adhesions that run across the ascending colon.
Sigmoid volvulus is by far the most common type, accounting for about two thirds of all cases; cecal volvulus accounts for most of the remaining cases.
Neither had any of the traditional risk factors for cecal volvulus, such as a pelvic mass or pregnancy, the researchers report in the May 9
 
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