Volvulus history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Overview

Patients are usually elderly or institutionalized. The most common symptoms of volvulus include abdominal pain, abdominal distension, constipation and vomiting.

History and symptoms

Patients with volvulus may have a positive history of:^[1]

Common symptoms of volvulus include:^[2]^[3]

Less common symptoms of volvulus include:^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Vaez-Zadeh K, Dutz W, Nowrooz-Zadeh M (1969). “Volvulus of the small intestine in adults: a study of predisposing factors”. Ann. Surg. 169 (2): 265–71. PMC 1387319. PMID 5764212.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Elsharif M, Basu I, Phillips D (2012). “A case of triple volvulus”. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 94 (2): e62–4. doi:10.1308/003588412X13171221500781. PMID 22391352.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 DRAPANAS T, STEWART JD (1961). “Acute sigmoid volvulus. Concepts in surgical treatment”. Am. J. Surg. 101: 70–7. PMID 13724278.

Overview