%0 Journal Article %A Mio Takatsuka %A Mohammad Ali Shah %A Brahman Dharmarajah %A Robert Brightwell %A Nizar Damani %T A rare case of adult primary jejunal volvulus %D 2010 %R 10.1136/bcr.09.2009.2242 %J BMJ Case Reports %P bcr0920092242 %V 2010 %X Jejunal volvulus is a rare and life threatening presentation of intestinal ischaemia. Clinical features, laboratory investigations and plain abdominal films are non-specific and so computed tomography (CT) scanning is useful in reaching a timely diagnosis. Rapid recourse to surgical intervention is typical and life saving. We report a rare case of primary jejunal volvulus which, after diagnosis on emergency CT scanning, was successfully treated by laparotomy and resection of infarcted bowel. %U