Transverse colon volvulus: a case report of a 19-year-old patient with bowel obstruction

Lindelani Neo Mukhuba, Neo Mukhuba L, Mirza Mohamod Zahir Uddin Bhuiyan, Mohamod Zahir Uddin Bhuiyan M
World journal of emergency medicine · 2025 · vol. 16(5) , pp. 503–504 · doi:10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2025.074 · PMID:40979798 · PMC12444239
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This case report describes a 19-year-old patient presenting with bowel obstruction caused by transverse colon volvulus.

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The provided text consists of a title and a list of six bibliographic references rather than the full manuscript of a single study. These citations collectively address transverse colon volvulus, highlighting its presentation as a rare cause of bowel obstruction or acute abdomen in various patient demographics including pediatric and young adult populations. The references indicate that this condition is typically managed through surgical intervention and often requires differential diagnosis from other causes of large bowel obstruction. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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| 1 | Johnson WR, Hawkins AT. Large bowel obstruction. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2021; 34(4):233-41. | | 2 | Huerta S, Pickett ML, Mottershaw AM, Gupta P, Pham T. Volvulus of the transverse colon. Am Surg. 2023; 89(5):1930-43. | | 3 | Ortega EM, Ruano DJR, Al-Zoubi RM, Alansari AN. Transverse colon volvulus: a case report of an uncommon cause of acute abdomen in pediatrics. Clin Case Rep. 2024; 12(5):e8828. | | 4 | Hasnaoui H, Laytimi F, Elfellah Y, Mouaqit O, Benjelloun EB, Ousadden A, et al. Transverse colon volvulus presenting as bowel obstruction: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2019; 13(1):156. | | 5 | Niksch L, Lockwood M, van Rooyen PL, Niksch NA, Lorentz L. Transverse colon volvulus - a case report and literature review. S Afr J Surg. 2023; 61(4):237-9. | | 6 | Sparks DA, Dawood MY, Chase DM, Thomas DJ. Ischemic volvulus of the transverse colon: a case report and review of literature. Cases J. 2008; 1(1):174. |

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