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      Volvulus du cæcum: une cause rare d’occlusion intestinale: à propos de deux cas Translated title: Volvulus of the cecum: a rare cause of intestinal occlusion: about two cases

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          Le Cæcum est, en fréquence, la deuxième partie du colon concernée par le volvulus après le sigmoïde et avant l'angle gauche et le côlon transverse. Cette affection survient sur des cæcums anormalement mobiles. Le mécanisme du volvulus est la torsion ou la bascule. Le tableau clinique est celui d'une occlusion intestinale aiguë par strangulation. L'abdomen sans préparation (ASP) et la TDM abdominale sont les examens radiologique de premier choix pour le diagnostic. Le traitement consiste en une chirurgie en urgence avec résection du cæcum et de l'iléon terminal. Nous rapportons deux cas de volvulus du cæcum admis aux urgences dans un tableau d'occlusion intestinale aiguë, le diagnostic était confirmé chez les deux patients par un scanner abdomino-pelvien et le traitement consistait en une résection iléo-colique avec rétablissement immédiate de continuité, les suites post opératoires étaient simples.

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          The cecum is the second part of the colon that is most commonly affected by the volvulus after sigmoid colon and before left corner and the transverse colon. This condition occurs in patients with abnormally mobile cecum. Volvulus is characterized by torsion or tilt. Clinically, it appears as bowel obstruction due to acute strangulation. Abdominal x-ray without treatment and abdominal CT scan are the radiological procedures of choice in the diagnosis of volvulus of the cecum. Treatment is based on emergency surgical excision of the cecum and of the terminal ileum. We report two cases of patients with volvulus of the cecum admitted to the emergency department with acute intestinal obstruction. In both patients, the diagnosis was confirmed by abdomino-pelvic CT scan and the treatment was based on ileocolic resection with immediate restoration of the intestinal continuity. The postoperative course was uneventful.

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          Cecal volvulus.

          A review of 561 cases of cecal volvulus that were published between 1959 and 1989 along with 7 new cases, was performed to characterize the clinical and laboratory profile and to evaluate the various surgical options in treating this life-threatening condition. The age and sex distribution of these patients have changed over the years and shifted toward older patients (mean, 53 years) and female predominance (female:male ratio, 1.4:1). The clinical presentation was usually of distal closed-loop small bowel obstruction. Forty-six percent of the plain abdominal radiographs were suspected for cecal volvulus, but only 17 percent were diagnostic. Barium enema had a high rate of accuracy (88 percent) and was associated with minimal complications. True volvulus was 6 times more common than bascule, and gangrenous cecum was found in 20 percent of cases. Detorsion alone and cecopexy had almost similar complications, mortality, and recurrence rates (15, 10, and 13 percent, respectively), whereas, resection, which was performed primarily for gangrenous cecum, had higher rates. However, the highest rates of complications (52 percent), mortality (22 percent), and recurrence (14 percent) were noticed after cecostomy. These data suggest that resection should be reserved for patients with necrotic cecum and that detorsion is sufficient for patients with viable cecum. Cecostomy should be abandoned.
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              Operative therapy for cecal volvulus combining resection with colopexy.

              Cecal volvulus is an uncommon clinical event. The literature contains many recommended treatments with varied results. A series of 10 consecutive patients treated by the author was reviewed. Each patient had complete clinical follow-up. The cecal volvulus was resected without detorsion and reperfusion of the volvulus. The intestine was resected using a surgical stapling device, transection of the mesentery at the axial twist, and a stapled anastomosis of the terminal ileum to the remnant of the right colon. Permanent sutures between the colonic tenia and the peritoneum of the right paracolic gutter fixed the remainder of the right colon to prevent recurrence of the volvulus. The author in clinical practice surgically treated a series of 10 consecutive patients with complete follow-up between 1981 to 2004. All patients survived the surgical procedure and were discharged from the hospital. The diagnosis was determined preoperatively in 5 of the 10 patients. Five patients had gangrene of the colon, and two of these patients had perforation. All patients required postoperative intensive care from 2 to 9 days. Five of the 10 patients required ventilator support for 1 to 3 days. Postoperative complications included intraperitoneal bleeding, pneumonia, and surgical incision infection with a subcutaneous abscess. There has been no recurrence of the volvulus in any of these patients. Ten consecutive cases of cecal volvulus were surgically treated by a uniform resection procedure. The cecal volvulus was not reperfused by detorsion. Reperfusion of ischemic or gangrenous bowel can possibly produce reperfusion injury, metabolic acidosis, intestinal bacterial, and toxin translocation with possible irreversible septic shock. Recurrence of the cecal volvulus was prevented by colopexy of the right colon remnant. Avoidance of reperfusion of the cecal volvulus with resection, primary anastomosis, and colopexy resulted in successful results in a small series in clinical practice.
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                Journal
                Pan Afr Med J
                Pan Afr Med J
                PAMJ
                The Pan African Medical Journal
                The African Field Epidemiology Network
                1937-8688
                19 October 2017
                2017
                : 28
                : 162
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Service de Chirurgie Viscérale A(C3), CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc
                [2 ]Service de Chirurgie Viscérale B(E3), CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc
                Author notes
                [& ]Corresponding author: Khalid Mazine, Service de Chirurgie Viscérale A(C3), CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc
                Article
                PAMJ-28-162
                10.11604/pamj.2017.28.162.12237
                5847055
                29541308
                aaa0bdeb-3646-49b7-8a8a-c319a6a490e9
                © Khalid Mazine et al.

                The Pan African Medical Journal - ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : 11 March 2017
                : 25 June 2017
                Categories
                Case Report

                Medicine
                occlusion intestinale,volvulus,cæcum,résection iléo-cæcale,intestinal occlusion,cecum,ileocecal resection

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