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Copyright: Amina Alaoui et al. 2020. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

Le diagnostic du volvulus du grêle peut se faire en urgence devant un tableau d´occlusion intestinale aiguë, voire un état de choc ou devant des douleurs abdominales répétées associées souvent à des troubles du transit. C´est une complication redoutable du mésentère commun incomplet, qui est définie comme une anomalie de rotation du tube digestif très rare à l´âge adulte. Sa symptomatologie clinique est non spécifique, d´où l´intérêt de connaitre ses caractéristiques radiologiques surtout scannographiques, permettant ainsi une prise en charge thérapeutique précoce. Nous rapportons l´observation d´un patient de 65 ans admis pour volvulus total du grêle sur mésentère commun incomplet diagnostiqué par tomodensitométrie (TDM) abdominale et confirmé par l´exploration chirurgicale, et chez qui l´évolution était favorable.

Alternate abstract:

Emergency diagnosis of small bowel volvulus can be established in patients with acute intestinal obstruction, or even shock, or repeated abdominal pain often associated with motility disorders. This is a life-threatening complication of common incomplete mesentery, which is defined as an intestinal malrotation occurring very rarely in adults. Clinical symptoms are non-specific, hence the importance of knowing the radiological features, in particular scannographic features of this rare entity, thus enabling early therapeutic management. We here report the case of a 65-year-old patient admitted with total small bowel volvulus complicating common incomplete mesentery, diagnosed based on abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan and confirmed at surgery, who had favorable outcome.

Details

Title
Imagerie du volvulus du grêle sur mésentère commun incomplet chez un adulte: rapport de cas
Author
Alaoui Amina; Alami Badreddine; Lamrani Youssef Alaoui; Boubou Mariam; Maaroufi Mustapha
University/institution
U.S. National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
PAMJ-CEPHRI Pan African Medical Journal - Center for Public health Research and Information
e-ISSN
19378688
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
French
ProQuest document ID
2604549231
Copyright
Copyright: Amina Alaoui et al. 2020. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.