Abstract
Cecal volvulus is a rare disease responsible for 1% of the cases of intestinal occlusion, whose main etiology is due to a mobile cecum. A 73-year-old male patient with a history of constipation is presented. He had a clinical picture of abdominal pain and distention, nausea, vomiting, and absence of stool or gas expulsion. A Cecal volvulus with lesion in the ascending colon was found. The surgical technique most frequently performed by surgeons for cecal volvulus is right hemicolectomy with transverse ileus anastomosis, but if the volvulus caused intestinal necrosis and the patient is hemodynamically unstable, it is safer to perform intestinal resection and ileostomy. Ascending ileus anastomosis performed at a higher level of the ascending colon is a safe alternative for the restitution of intestinal transit in patients with cecal volvulus.
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