RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A rare case of adult primary jejunal volvulus
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr0920092242
DO 10.1136/bcr.09.2009.2242
VO 2010
A1 Mio Takatsuka
A1 Mohammad Ali Shah
A1 Brahman Dharmarajah
A1 Robert Brightwell
A1 Nizar Damani
YR 2010
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2010/bcr.09.2009.2242.abstract
AB 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.