Abstract
The common incomplete mesentery is defined as an intestinal malrotation occurring very rarely in adults, this intestinal anomaly can lead to serious complications as the small bowel volvulus whom its diagnosis can be established in emergency,in patients with acute intestinal obstruction, or even shock, or repeated abdominal pain often. Clinical symptoms are dominated by abdominal pain and vomiting but nonspecific, diagnosis is confirmed by CT scan and surgery. We here report the case of a 75-year-old patient admitted with total small bowel volvulus complicating common incomplete mesentery, diagnosed based on abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan and confirmed at laparotomy.
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