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 ...

Short bowel syndrome is an extremely ... A birth defect in which several parts of the small intestine are too narrow to function. Volvulus. In this condition, the intestine is twisted around ...

those with colon in continuity with their small intestine and those without colon. The colon becomes an important digestive organ in patients with short bowel syndrome -- it absorbs fluid ...