aetiology

Last reviewed 01/2018

Precipitating factors include:

• an abnormally mobile intestinal loop e.g. congenital malrotation of small intestine, or a particularly long sigmoid colon
• an abnormally loaded loop of bowel - may occur in the pelvic colon in chronic constipation
• adhesions fixing a loop of bowel to its apex
• an abnormally narrow base for a loop of bowel
• rarely as a result of duplication cysts