盲肠扭转，肠扭转是肠的扭曲缠绕。成年人肠扭转较常见，发生在小肠（围绕着扭曲的肠系膜）和结肠（发生在乙状结肠或是盲肠，它不固定）机会是均等的。儿童肠扭转常发生于小肠。
This is an example of cecal volvulus. Volvulus is a twisting of the bowel. Volvulus is most common in adults, where it occurs with equal frequency in small intestine (around a twisted mesentery) and colon (in either sigmoid or cecum which are more mobile). In very young children, volvulus almost always happens in the small intestine.
