RT Book, Section A1 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 58105815 T1 Volvulus T2 Quick Answers Surgery YR 2010 FD 2010 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58105815 RD 2024/10/04 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