TY - JOUR
AR - SCR-2019-6-112
TI - Transverse Colonic Volvulus: A Case Report and Literature Review of a Rare Disease
AU - John , Cull
AU - Joshua, Schammel
AU - Palmer , M
AU - Schammel , C
JO - Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2019
DA - Tue 31, Dec 2019
SN - 2613-5965
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2019.06.12
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/transverse-colonic-volvulus-a-case-report-and-literature-review_SCR-2019-6-112 
KW - Transverse colon, volvulus, surgical management
AB - Obstructions of the large and small bowel are frequently caused by cancer, inflammation, post-surgical
adhesions, hernias, and, more rarely, volvulus, representing <10% of all reported cases. Of these, volvulus
of the transverse colon (TCV) is found in <5% of all instances of colonic volvulus with delayed diagnosis
and treatment resulting in infarction, peritonitis, and death. Given the morbidity and the fact that TCV most
often develops acutely, diagnosis of this condition is considered to be a surgical emergency. Common
surgical procedures to correct this often involve urgent exploratory laparotomy, followed by either colopexy
or colectomy with subsequent creation of colostomy or anastomoses. This is a review of all of the treatment
and complications of transverse colonic volvulus published in the last 75 years.