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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Volvulus of the caecum
N Eleweke, UU Iweha, C Umez Emeana
Department of Surgery, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
N Eleweke Department of Surgery, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, P. M. B. 7004, Aba, Abia State Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/9783-1230.139170
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Volvulus of the Caecum is a rare cause of mechanical intestinal obstruction. A 30-year-old young man with acute mechanical intestinal obstruction from cecal volvulus is presented. Cecal volvulus is a rare cause of mechanical intestinal obstruction and preoperative diagnosis might be difficult. |
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