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Volvulus

Also called Twisted bowel

SurgeryGastroenterologyImportant

A loop of intestine twisting around itself and the mesentery that supports it, resulting in mechanical bowel obstruction.

Korean

장염전(장꼬임)

장 고리가 장간막을 축으로 꼬여 폐색과 허혈을 유발하는 상태.

French

Volvulus

Torsion d'une anse intestinale sur elle-même et sur son mésentère, provoquant une occlusion intestinale mécanique.

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