RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Transverse colon volvulus in a patient with sickle cell disease
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e228863
DO 10.1136/bcr-2018-228863
VO 12
IS 3
A1 Hussain Adnan Abdulla
A1 Eman Hamza
A1 Ali Dhaif
YR 2019
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/3/e228863.abstract
AB Although colonic volvulus is a relatively rare cause of large bowel obstruction, accounting for up to 5% of all cases of intestinal obstruction, transverse colon volvulus is extremely uncommon compared with volvulus of the sigmoid colon or caecum and is responsible for only 3% of all reported cases. We report an unusual case of spontaneous volvulus of the transverse colon in a young man with sickle cell disease who underwent resection with primary anastamosis. Having a high index of suspicion and early operative intervention allowed for this patient to have an uneventful postoperative course.