Descending colon volvulus: a case report and review of literature

ABSTRACT

Volvulus is an important cause of intestinal obstruction. It is most commonly encountered in the region of sigmoid colon and caecum. Descending colon volvulus is an extremely rare entity. This is a case of a 28 year old male who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of large bowel obstruction. Descending colon volvulus was encountered on exploration for which colostomy stoma was formed after resection of the redundant colon