What is Volvulus?
A '''volvulus''' is when a loop of [[intestine]] twists around itself and the [[mesentery]] that supports it, resulting in a [[bowel obstruction]].<ref name=NIH2013>{{cite web|title=Anatomic Problems of the Lower GI Tract|url=https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/digestive-diseases/anatomic-colon/Pages/facts.aspx#Volvulus|website=NIDDK|access-date=3 August 2016|date=July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728003747/https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/digestive-diseases/anatomic-colon/Pages/facts.aspx#Volvulus|archive-date=28 July 2016}}</ref> Symptoms include [[abdominal pain]], [[bloating|abdominal bloating]], vomiting, [[constipation]], and [[bloody stool]]. This causes the [[blood]] flow to part of the intestine is cut off. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Medical emergencies]] {{med-stub}}