Volvulus is a condition that occurs when your bowel (which makes up your small intestine, colon, and rectum) twists around itself, causing a bowel blockage. This twist can block blood flow to the ...

Abnormal bowel twisting or volvulus occurs when a region of the small intestine or the colon twists. The intestine can twist around the tissues that hold it in place, or it can rotate around itself.

In the absence of registry data, it is impossible to know the precise incidence and prevalence of short bowel syndrome in the United States. On the basis of European data, the incidence of total ...