Volvulus colon transversum spôsobený obrovským divertikulom transverza // SOLEN

Praktické lekárnictvo 3/2015

Volvulus of the transverse colon caused by huge transversal diverticulum

This work presents unusual case of the volvulus of transversal colon, due to the huge diverticulum around which the transverse colon was torquated. Volvulus of the transverse colon is rare type of colonic volvulus. In comparison with coecal or sigmoid volvulus this one is accompanied with higher mortality. The reason of transversal volvulus described in this article was not published in slovak scientific literature yet. This work brings the review of the literature on this topic.

Keywords: volvulus of transverse colon, diverticulum.