Mobile cecum in a young woman with ehlers-danlos syndrome hypermobility type: A case report and review of the literature

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Abstract

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type (EDS-HT) is unexpectedly common and is associated with a high rate of gastrointestinal manifestations. We herein report the first documented case of mobile cecum associated with EDS-HT. A 21-year-old woman with repeated right lower abdominal pain was initially diagnosed with EDS-HT. Abdominal examinations performed in the supine position, such as CT and ultrasonography, showed no gross abnormalities. In contrast, oral barium gastrointestinal transit X-ray images obtained with changes in the patient’s body position revealed position-dependent cecal volvulus with mobile cecum. She was finally discharged with a dramatic resolution of her symptoms after laparoscopic cecopexy for mobile cecum.

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Fukuda, Y., Higuchi, Y., Shinozaki, K., Tanigawa, Y., Abe, T., Hanaoka, N., … Nakamichi, K. (2017). Mobile cecum in a young woman with ehlers-danlos syndrome hypermobility type: A case report and review of the literature. Internal Medicine. Japanese Society of Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.8758-16

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