TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Volvulus A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Rotation of a segment of intestine on an axis (bowel twists on its mesentery)• Most commonly sigmoid colon (65%) and cecum• May produce large or small bowel obstruction• Causes closed-loop obstruction• Predisposes to bowel infarction, perforation SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58105815 ER -