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Volvulus

A volvulus is a bowel obstruction resulting from a loop of intestine twisting around itself and its supporting mesentery. Symptoms include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, vomiting, constipation, and bloody stool. Onset of symptoms may be rapid or more gradual. The mesentery may become so tightly twisted that blood flow to part of the intestine is cut…

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Complications
Ischemic bowel
Diagnostic method
Medical imaging (plain X-rays, GI series, CT scan)
Frequency
2.5 per 100,000 per year
Risk factors
Intestinal malrotation, enlarged colon, Hirschsprung disease, pregnancy, abdominal adhesions, chronic constipation
Specialty
General surgery
Symptoms
Abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, vomiting, constipation, bloody stool

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Volvulus

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples38
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
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related to Diagnosis · 7
Volvulus → Abdominal, After, Gastrografin, If, Should, These, This
related to Sigmoid · 4
Volvulus → For, If, The, Treatment
causes · 3
Volvulus → nausea, severe pain and progressive injury to the intestinal wall, symptoms by two mechanisms
related to Signs and symptoms · 3
Volvulus → Bowel, Ischemia, Regardless
is a · 2
Volvulus → bowel obstruction resulting from a loop of intestine twisting around itself and its supporting mesentery, most common form of volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract. and is responsible for 8
has cause · 2
Volvulus → Midgut, Segmental
related to Cecal · 2
Volvulus → If, In
Complications · 1
Volvulus → Ischemic bowel
Diagnostic method · 1
Volvulus → Medical imaging (plain X-rays, GI series, CT scan)
Frequency · 1
Volvulus → 2.5 per 100,000 per year

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may bowel sigmoid symptoms abdominal cecal intestinal pain colon constipation intestine obstruction cecum affected occurs ct diagnosis disease risk small

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VolvulusComplicationsIschemic bowel1.00infobox
VolvulusDiagnostic methodMedical imaging (plain X-rays, GI series, CT scan)1.00infobox
VolvulusFrequency2.5 per 100,000 per year1.00infobox
VolvulusRisk factorsIntestinal malrotation, enlarged colon, Hirschsprung disease, pregnancy, abdominal adhesions, chronic constipation1.00infobox
VolvulusSpecialtyGeneral surgery1.00infobox
VolvulusSymptomsAbdominal pain, abdominal bloating, vomiting, constipation, bloody stool1.00infobox
VolvulusTreatmentSigmoidoscopy, barium enema, bowel resection1.00infobox
VolvulusUsual onsetRapid or more gradual1.00infobox
Volvuluscausessymptoms by two mechanisms0.90text
Volvuluscausessevere pain and progressive injury to the intestinal wall0.90text
Volvuluscausesnausea0.90text
Volvulusis abowel obstruction resulting from a loop of intestine twisting around itself and its supporting mesentery0.90text
Volvulusis amost common form of volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract. and is responsible for 80.90text

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