An Unlikely Cause of Abdominal Pain
Cecal bascule is a rare subtype of cecal volvulus where the cecum folds anterior to the ascending colon causing intestinal obstruction. It is a challenging diagnosis to make in the emergency department, as the mobile nature of the cecum leads to a great deal of variation in its clinical presentation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7h92r1wg |