Twisting of loop of bowel causing bowel obstruction and (if severe) ischemia, gangrene, perforation
Generally affects adults aged 60-70
Can cause severe third-spacing, electrolyte abnormality, and abdominal distention
Common sites include cecum and sigmoid
Cecal<unk>  - mobile segment of cecum causing<unk>  and cecal folding
Sigmoid<unk>  - redundant sigmoid attached to narrow mesentery twists on itself causing obstruction and further dilation
Cecal<unk>  - mobile segment of cecum causing<unk>  and cecal folding
Sigmoid<unk>  - redundant sigmoid attached to narrow mesentery twists on itself causing obstruction and further dilation
Sigmoid<unk> 
More common in elderly as opposed to cecal<unk> 
High fiber diet
Chronic constipation
Chagas disease
Patients of long term care facilities/psychiatric institutions
Cecal<unk> 
Most between 30-60 years of age
Prior abdominal surgery
Pelvic mass, 3rd trimester pregnancy
Cecal mobility cause by congenital abnormality with cecal mesentery failing to fuse with posterior abdominal wall
Gastric<unk> 
Most common between 40-50 years of age
Paraesophageal hernias
More common in elderly as opposed to cecal<unk> 
High fiber diet
Chronic constipation
Chagas disease
Patients of long term care facilities/psychiatric institutions
Most between 30-60 years of age
Prior abdominal surgery
Pelvic mass, 3rd trimester pregnancy
Cecal mobility cause by congenital abnormality with cecal mesentery failing to fuse with posterior abdominal wall
Most common between 40-50 years of age
Paraesophageal hernias
Volvulus
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Rectal foreign body
Aortocaval fistula
Anal fissure
Acute gastroenteritis
Fecal impaction
Aortoenteric fisulta