IT IS the purpose of this paper to present 7 cases of volvulus of the cecum and ascending colon and to discuss the preoperative diagnosis of this condition, with emphasis on roentgenologic findings, ...

Background A 71-year-old woman was referred to a surgical oncology clinic after CT raised suspicion for a bladder neoplasm. She had previously undergone right hemicolectomy and received adjuvant ...

The present case represents the first report known to us of hypoglycemia associated with adenocarcinoma of the cecum. In addition, an extract of the tumor was demonstrated to have insulinlike activity ...

The cecum is the pouch-like beginning of your large intestine, connecting the ileum to the ascending colon. Once vital for cellulose digestion in ancestors, it now mainly stores chyme and mixes it ...