Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Small bowel volvulus is a rare clinical entity which presents as recurrent intermittent abdominal pain after consumption of food. Although the entity is well described in the literature, diagnosis is often difficult due to its clinical presentation being similar to mesenteric ischemia. Herein we present the case of a 44-year-old male who presented to us with this condition.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.1281
Authors: Tushar Patial, Sahil Chaddha, Namit Rathore, Vishal Thakur
Institutions: Indira Gandhi Medical College, Drexel University
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2618170908