Primary volvulus of the small intestine
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Frank Couper Walker
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Article
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1960
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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SPONTANEOUS small-intestinal volvulus is common i n some vegetarian populations in Africa (Kerr and Kirkaldy-Willis, 1946) and in India (Banerji, 195 I) in districts where a bulky farinaceous diet is taken. This precipitating factor is absent in European countries and the condition of spontaneous (p