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I figure the sigmoid colon, since it is long and redundant. Old people get it such as nursing home patients, and surgical treatment is necessary. That is just a guess; however. I wonder if anyone has ever won the case of the week on webpath?

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my guess is the small bowels bc the colon is more or less fixed to the body, except the sigmoid and rectum

risk factor i will take a guess at age, probably the young and the old and maybe perhaps a recent abd sugical hx, beside adhesions

tx, i would say surgery, otherwise ischemia will set in. gotta unwind that sucker to let the poo poo pass thro!
You both are right. According to Goljan, the Sigmoid is the most common site for volvulus in the elderly, and the cecum is the most common site in young adults.

The most common risk factors are chronic constipation, pregnancy, and laxative abuse.
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dont worry, i dont have a uterus
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.....agenisis?
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yea from day 1. my Y chromosome is too masculine to develop any mullerian structures.

i hope...never had a CT/MRI of my abd done...so who knows....
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yea from day 1. my Y chromosome is too masculine to develop any mullerian structures.

i hope...never had a CT/MRI of my abd done...so who knows....
I know I chasing zebras, but how 'bout a Karyotype. An XX with 21 hydroxylase deficiency?
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