PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jones, Owain
AU  - Srivastava, Vivek
AU  - Cochrane, Richard
TI  - Splenic flexure volvulus
AID  - 10.1136/bcr.10.2009.2357
DP  - 2010 Jan 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr1020092357
VI  - 2010
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2010/bcr.10.2009.2357.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2010/bcr.10.2009.2357.full
AB  - We present the case of a woman in her 50s presenting with acute abdominal pain and absolute constipation. Subsequent investigations revealed large bowel obstruction which was shown on computed tomography scan to be secondary to a rare volvulus of the splenic flexure of her colon. The patient was taken for an urgent laparotomy with resection of 45 cm of large bowel and formation of a primary anastomosis. Though she initially made a good postoperative recovery, she unfortunately later developed complications as a result of her surgery requiring further laparotomies. She later died of multiple organ failure, 2 months following her admission.