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Everything about Volvulus
Twisting of part of the intestine, causing a bowel obstruction
A volvulus is a bowel obstruction resulting from a loop of intestine twisting around itself and its supporting mesentery. Symptoms include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, vomiting, constipation, and bloody stool. Onset of symptoms may be rapid or more gradual. The mesentery may become so tightly twisted that blood flow to part of the intestine is cut off, resulting in ischemic bowel. In this situation there may be fever or significant pain when the abdomen is touched. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: VolvulusA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: WSES consensus guidelines on sigmoid volvulus managementInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Our magicThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Prevalence and intensity of Onchocerca volvulus infection and efficacy of ivermectin in endemic communities in Ghana: a two-phase epidemiological studyCited 331 times
- Go sideways: Bowel obstructionA closely related topic
- Go sideways: DiverticulosisA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Prevalence and intensity of Onchocerca volvulus infection and efficacy of ivermectin in endemic communities in Ghana: a two-phase epidemiological study
Volvulus of the Colon
Phenotypic Evidence of Emerging Ivermectin Resistance in Onchocerca volvulus
Depletion of wolbachia endobacteria in Onchocerca volvulus by doxycycline and microfilaridermia after ivermectin treatment
Colonic Volvulus in the United States
Computed tomographic diagnosis of volvulus in intestinal malrotation.
Ultrasound diagnosis of midgut volvulus: the “whirlpool” sign
A review article on gastric volvulus: A challenge to diagnosis and management
🆕 Influential since 2022
WSES consensus guidelines on sigmoid volvulus management
Ultrasound for Midgut Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review
Endoscopic Decompression of Sigmoid Volvulus: Review of 748 Patients
Sigmoid Volvulus and Ileosigmoid Knotting: An Update
Management of Sigmoid Volvulus: A Literature Review
📚 Books worth reading
Our magicNevil Maskelyne, David Devant · 1911- 📕Onchocerciasis in ZaireZaire River Expedition (1974-75). · 1977
- 📕Observations anatomiques sur les suites étranges d'un volvulusPierre Joseph Boucher · 1780
- 📕A monograph of the genus EvolvulusS. J. van Ooststroom · 1934
- 📕"Volvulus neonaturum"Norman McOmish Dott · 1927
Volvulus of giant sigmoid colonWilliam Bradley Coley · 1909
Zur Radicaloperation des Volvulus und der Invagination durch die ResectionEiselsberg, Anton Freiherr von · 1899
Le volvulus de l'S iliaqueGeorges Trabut · 1908
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