Gastric volvulus can be a medical emergency with life-threatening complications. Early surgical intervention is important to avoid potential ischemic complication that may lead to infarction of the stomach. The condition has been reported in children and in the elderly, but the majority of cases are reported in the fifth decade of life. We present a case of a complication arising from correctiv...

Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy is a very rare condition. Despite this, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion of this condition if they encounter a pregnant woman with symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction. Incorrect diagnosis may be catastrophic, resulting in major complications, including fetal and maternal death.

Two cases of volvulus of the sigmoid colon in paediatric patients are presented. The condition is rare in childhood. The diagnosis was established at laparotomy in the first case while the second case was diagnosed because of heightened awareness. The clinical features of the disease are essentially as in adults.

Acute gastric volvulus requires emergency surgery, and a laparoscopic approach for both acute and chronic gastric volvulus was reported recently to give good results. The case of a 50-year-old patient with acute primary gastric volvulus who was treated by laparoscopic reduction and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is described here. This approach seems to be feasible and safe for not only ch...

Objective: To evaluate the efficiency of ultrasound for diagnosis of different gastro-intestinal surgical affections in dogs and cats. Design: Clinical study. Animals: 36 dogs and 20 cats. Procedures: Ultrasonography was performed using two real-time ultrasound machines. The entire abdomen was examined ultrasonographically while the animal was in dorsal recumbency. Percutaneous ultrasound-gu...

recurrent sigmoid volvulus is a clinical entity characterized by recurrent episodes of partial or complete sigmoid volvulus. although it is commonly seen in the elderly, it can be occasionally seen in younger patients. patients with recurrent partial sigmoid volvulus are relatively asymptomatic or present with mild abdominal pain. early diagnosis and treatment is essential to prevent conversion...

An 11-year-old female child presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and constipation. An exploratory laparotomy revealed a cecal volvulus due to a congenital band and malfixation of the cecum. This was treated by excision of the band, derotation and decompression of cecum though an appendiceal stump suction.

A five-year-old male cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) with loose stool from two days before dying was observed with dark blood-like watery diarrhea. The animal was not used in the toxicology study as its body weight (4.5 kg) was lower than that of male monkeys of the same age. Gross examination revealed a clockwise rotation of the colon accompanied by a dark-reddish change and distention...