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Surgery General 9610b27f

Which of the following statement about volvulus is false?

A
More common in psychiatric patients
B
Sigmoid volvulus is more common than caecal volvulus
C
Lower GI scopy is contraindicated in sigmoid volvulus
D
Volvulus of caecum is managed by conservative methods
High-Yield Explanation
A volvulus is the twisting strangulation of an intestinal segment around an axis which is formed by an axis or an adhesion. Ref: CSDT, 12th Edition, Page 722; Pediatric Surgery Digest By Zacharias Zachariou, Page 416; The Ascrs Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery By David E. Beck, Patricia L. Robes, Theodore J. Saclarides, Anthony J. Senagore, Michael J. Stamos, Steven D. Wexner, Page 396; Bailey and Love's Sho Practice of Surgery, 25th Edition, Pages 1191, 1192, 1194

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