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Cecal perforations due to descending colon obstruction (closed loop): a case report and review of the literature.
Abstract
Cases of large bowel closed-loop phenomenon with cecal perforation are extremely rare, especially when extracolonic epiploic appendage and peritoneal bands are the cause. However, sporadic cases exist in the literature with various presentations, but very few occur in patients in the abdomen without a previous scar.