Paediatric gangrenous caecal volvulus

dc.contributor.author	Siboe, MMW
dc.contributor.author	Omari, RO
dc.contributor.author	Lakati, KC
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-22T07:06:37Z
dc.date.available	2016-08-22T07:06:37Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.citation	Annals of African Surgery, Vol 13, No 1 (2016)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ajol.info/index.php/aas/article/view/139440
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11295/97024
dc.description.abstract	Caecal volvulus though common in adults is rare in children. A 10-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain, distension, vomiting and obstipation of acute onset. An exploratory aparotomy revealed a gangrenous caecal volvulus due to an elongated and mobile right colon. This was treated by a right hemicolectomy and an ileotransverse anastomosis. He recovered uneventfully. Caecal volvulus should be considered in cases of intestinal obstruction even in the pediatric age group.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	Childhood	en_US
dc.subject	Caecal Volvulus	en_US
dc.subject	Intestinal obstruction	en_US
dc.subject	Laparotomy	en_US
dc.title	Paediatric gangrenous caecal volvulus	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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