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Case Reports
. 2025 Apr 25;2025(4):rjaf225.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf225. eCollection 2025 Apr.

Cecal volvulus in malrotation: a rare postpartum complication-a case report

Asratu Getnet Amare  1 , Cheru Lilay Gebrehiwet  1 , Leaynadis Kassa Lake  1 , Muluken Assefa Zemariam  1 , Michael A Negussie  2 , Melkamu Temesgen Moges  1
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Cecal volvulus in malrotation: a rare postpartum complication-a case report

Asratu Getnet Amare et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

A cecal volvulus in malrotation in a postpartum patient is an infrequent clinical entity. We present a case of a 24-year-old male patient with cecal volvulus in malrotation. The patient underwent counterclockwise detorsion, division of Ladd's bands, right hemicolectomy with end ileostomy, transverse colopexy, and early ileostomy reversal. This case highlights the challenges in diagnosing and managing these rare conditions.

Keywords: case report; cecal volvulus; hemicolectomy; malrotation; postpartum.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Photograph showing a grossly distended abdomen postpartum in the patient.
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Figure 2
Abdominal X-ray showing the dilated colon and multiple air-fluid levels.
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Figure 3
Dilated, gangrenous cecum twisted with descending colon and distal ileum.
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Figure 4
Picture showing an elongated appearance of the stomach.
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Figure 5
Picture of cecum following detorsion.
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