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If the bowel is severely twisted or the blood supply is cut off, immediate surgery is required. [1] In a cecal volvulus, often part of the bowel needs to be surgically removed. [3] If the cecum is still healthy, it may occasionally be returned to a normal position and sutured in place. [1] [3]
The narrow mesentery predisposes some cases of malrotation to midgut volvulus, a twisting of the entire small bowel that can obstruct the mesenteric blood vessels leading to intestinal ischemia, necrosis, and death if not promptly treated. The fibrous Ladd's bands can constrict the duodenum, leading to intestinal obstruction.
The condition may be difficult to diagnose, as the symptoms may resemble those of other bowel disorders. [5] Bowel volvulus describes a specific form of bowel obstruction, where the intestine and/or mesentery are twisted, resulting in ischemia. [6]
Thrombosis of the superior mesenteric vein can cause mesenteric ischemia also known as ischemic bowel. Mesenteric ischemia can also result from the formation of a volvulus, a twisted loop of the small intestine that when it wraps around itself and also encloses the mesentery too tightly can cause ischemia. [13]
Mesenteric ischemia, embolic or thrombotic events that may occur in the arteries or veins that supply or drain the intestines respectively, leading to disruption of blood supply to the intestines and ischemia. [4] Volvulus, a twisting of the small intestine often caused by intestinal malrotation that quickly cuts off blood supply and leads to ...
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An anatomic lead point (that is, a piece of intestinal tissue that protrudes into the bowel lumen) is present in approximately 10% of intussusceptions. [5] The lead point (best exemplified by a polyp) serves as a focal area of traction, which the peristaltic action pulls into the distal bowel, thus invaginating the attached bowel segment. [6]
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