Cecal volvulus with necrosis following deceased-donor renal transplantation

Susana Vargas-Pinto; Caitlyn D Lesh; Liise K Kayler; Weidun Alan Guo

doi:10.1136/tsaco-2017-000123

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Cecal volvulus with necrosis following deceased-donor renal transplantation

Susana Vargas-Pinto, Caitlyn D Lesh, Liise K Kayler, Weidun Alan Guo

DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000123 Published 11 September 2017

Susana Vargas-Pinto

Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

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Caitlyn D Lesh

Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

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Liise K Kayler

Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

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Weidun Alan Guo

Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

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Intraoperative finding of cecal volvulus. Noted that the cecum rotated counterclockwise. The base of the appendix was pointing to the left lower quadrant of the abdomen. abd, abdomen; kid, kidney.
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Ischemic change of the cecum secondary to volvulus, with focal necrosis and impending perforation on the anterior cecal wall (white arrow).

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