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which structures within the abdomen are likely to undergo volvulus?

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midgutwink

  #3

wat r the typical sites...?

  #4

The tipical sites are:
_Sigmoid colon in adults, stomach vovulus is very rare but exists
_small intestinal vovulus in the case of previous laparotomy existing
_In congenital intestinal rotation abnormality, can see duodenal, caecum....and complete vovulus
on images : whirlpool sign
in childhood, "Lasch" ligament abnormalty is the cause of ceacal vovulus and other segments of midgut
(Sorry! Lasch, i dont know exactly how to spell)



  #5

tht's a cool info man!


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