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Title: Cecal Volvulus Resolved Spontaneously. Author: Kunishi Y, Tsukamoto M, Yanagibashi T, Sodani Y, Niwa K, Yoshie K, Kato Y, Maeda S. Journal: Intern Med; 2021 Mar 15; 60(6):851-854. PubMed ID: 33055481. Abstract: Cecal volvulus is an uncommon cause of colonic obstruction. First-line treatment for cecal volvulus is surgery, as nonoperative management is rarely achievable. We herein report an extremely rare case of a patient with spontaneously resolved cecal volvulus; no recurrence occurred without elective surgery. A 47-year-old woman presented with acute lower abdominal pain. She was misdiagnosed with small bowel obstruction and treated conservatively. A few hours later, she was correctly diagnosed with cecal volvulus. Subsequently, her symptoms and computed tomography findings of cecal volvulus completely disappeared. She refused elective surgery, but no recurrence occurred during five months of follow-up.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]