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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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Published in:Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med
Main Authors: Kairys, Norah, Skidmore, Keegan, Repanshek, Jennifer, Satz, Wayne
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965113/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849249
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.2.37073
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