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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2009; 15(20): 2547-2549
Published online May 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2547
Published online May 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2547
Table 2 Treatment of cecal volvulus
| Patients treated before 1988 | Patients treated 1999 to 2008 | |
| Endoscopic detorsion | 0 | 4 |
| Surgery | 45 | 36 |
| Detorsion | 9 | 0 |
| Cecopexy | 14 | 8 |
| Cecostomy | 7 | 0 |
| Ileo-Colectomy | 15 | 28 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 |
- Citation: Katoh T, Shigemori T, Fukaya R, Suzuki H. Cecal volvulus: Report of a case and review of Japanese literature. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(20): 2547-2549
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i20/2547.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.2547