Volvulus

Introduction: Volvulus

Description of Volvulus

Volvulus (medical condition): Twisting of the colon.

See also:

Colonic volvulus:
  »Introduction: Colonic volvulus
  »Symptoms of Colonic volvulus
  »Causes of Colonic volvulus
  »Treatments for Colonic volvulus

Volvulus: A twisting of the intestine or other structure such as in gastric volvulus causing obstruction; if left untreated may result in vascular compromise of the involved intestine or organ. [L. volvo, to roll, L. volvaire,, to twist around]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Volvulus: abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the are of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Volvulus: A twisting in the intestine (INTESTINES) that can cause INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION.
Source: Diseases Database

Volvulus as a Disease

Volvulus: Another name for Colonic volvulus (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Colonic volvulus
  »Symptoms of Colonic volvulus
  »Causes of Colonic volvulus
  »Treatments for Colonic volvulus

Volvulus: Related Diseases

Volvulus: Volvulus is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Digestive Diseases
• Bowel conditions
• Colon conditions

Causes of Volvulus

Some of the causes of Volvulus are included in the list below:

• Chronic constipation
• Abdominal adhesions (type of Adhesions)
• Congenital bowel defects

Read more about causes of Volvulus (Colonic volvulus)

Symptoms of Volvulus (Colonic volvulus)

Some of the symptoms of Volvulus incude:

• Sudden severe abdominal pain
• Vomiting
• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal distention

Read more about symptoms of Volvulus (Colonic volvulus)

Treatments for Volvulus (Colonic volvulus)

Treatments for Volvulus (Colonic volvulus) include:

• Emergency colon surgery
• Treatment of any underlying cause

Read more about treatments for Volvulus

Treatment of Volvulus: For more treatment information about Volvulus, see treatment of Colonic volvulus (Volvulus)

Volvulus: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Volvulus:

• intestinal torsion
• gastrointestinal tract
• sigmoid colon
• large bowel
• chronic constipation
• roundworm
• large bowel obstruction
• pneumoperitoneum

Terms associated with Volvulus:

Terms Similar to Volvulus:

• Intestinal volvulus

Source: Diseases Database

Broader terms for Volvulus

• pathology

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Volvulus

The following list attempts to classify Volvulus into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• pathology
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Intestinal obstruction without mention of hernia
• OTHER DISEASES OF INTESTINES AND PERITONEUM
• DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Volvulus

• eMedicine - Intestinal Volvulus : Article by Andre Hebra, MD
• eMedicine - Volvulus : Article by Prem C Shukla, MD
• Cecal volvulus - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files

Source: Diseases Database

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