Gamuts

Cecal lesion

A volvulus is when a loop of intestine twists around itself and the mesentery that supports it, resulting in a bowel obstruction. Symptoms include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, vomiting, constipation, and bloody stool. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Acute appendicitis
Amebiasis
Appendiceal mass
Appendiceal stump
Carcinoma
Crohn disease
Fecal matter
Food particle
Ileocecal intussusception
Ileocecal prolapse
Ileocecal valve
Ileocecal valve lipoma
Pill ingestion
Polyp
Ulcerative colitis
Volvulus
 Uncommon
Actinomycosis
Angioma
Angiostrongyliasis costaricensis
Anisakiasis
Ascariasis
Burkitt lymphoma
Carcinoid
Cecal adhesion
Cecal diaphragm
Cecal web
Cytomegalovirus infection
Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis
Duplication
Endometriosis
Enterolith
Foreign body perforation
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Helminthoma
Ileus of cecum
Ischemic colitis
Laxative abuse
Lipoma
Metastasis
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
Schistosomiasis
Solitary ulcer
Strongyloidiasis
Trichuriasis
Tuberculosis
Typhlitis
Typhoid fever
Villous adenoma
Yersinia enterocolitis

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