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Emergency surgery is needed to repair the volvulus. A surgical cut is made in the [[abdomen]]. The bowels are untwisted and the [[blood]] supply restored. | Emergency [[surgery]] is needed to repair the volvulus. A surgical cut is made in the [[abdomen]]. The bowels are untwisted and the [[blood]] supply restored. | ||
If a small segment of bowel is dead from a lack of blood flow ([[necrotic]]), it is removed. The ends of the [[bowel]] are sewn back together. Or, they are used to form a connection of the [[intestine]]s to the outside, through which [[bowel]] contents can be removed ([[colostomy]] or [[ileostomy]]). | If a small segment of bowel is dead from a lack of blood flow ([[necrotic]]), it is removed. The ends of the [[bowel]] are sewn back together. Or, they are used to form a connection of the [[intestine]]s to the outside, through which [[bowel]] contents can be removed ([[colostomy]] or [[ileostomy]]). |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Jinhui Wu, M.D.; Assistant Editor-in-Chief: Meagan E. Doherty
Overview
Emergency surgery is needed to repair the volvulus. A surgical cut is made in the abdomen. The bowels are untwisted and the blood supply restored.
If a small segment of bowel is dead from a lack of blood flow (necrotic), it is removed. The ends of the bowel are sewn back together. Or, they are used to form a connection of the intestines to the outside, through which bowel contents can be removed (colostomy or ileostomy).