Shah Rony, Klumpp Linda, Negron-Diaz Juan, Carmain Torr, Jordan Jeffrey
Department of Internal Medicine, Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, FL 34452, USA.
Department of Surgery, Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, FL 34452, USA.
J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Sep 9;2020(9):rjaa284. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa284. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Transverse colon volvulus is an extremely rare cause of bowel obstruction with approximately 100 cases reported in literature. Transverse colon volvulus presents with signs and symptoms of large bowel obstruction, but it can become a surgical emergency due to bowel infarction or peritonitis. We present a rare case of transverse colon volvulus in a 36-year-old male patient with severe autism. We hope this case report will raise awareness of this disease.
横结肠扭转是肠梗阻极为罕见的病因,文献报道约100例。横结肠扭转表现为大肠梗阻的体征和症状,但由于肠梗死或腹膜炎,它可能成为外科急症。我们报告一例36岁重度自闭症男性患者发生横结肠扭转的罕见病例。我们希望本病例报告能提高对这种疾病的认识。