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Morphology of Sigmoid Colon in South Indian Population: A Cadaveric Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Introduction: Sigmoid volvulus is a common etiological factor in acute large bowel obstruction. The increased length of sigmoid colon is attributed as one of the causes of sigmoid volvulus.
Stelin Agnes Michael, Suganthy Rabi
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PHYSIOLOGY OF THE COLON, SIGMOID AND RECTUM. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1898 In obscure cases of disease of the rectum and sigmoid flexure, inversion of the trunk seventy to eighty degrees, dilatation of the anus with Sims' speculum, inflation of the bowels and electric or reflected light (the former is preferable), are indispensable to a thorough ocular examination and diagnosis.
J. G. Carpenter
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Volvulus of the Sigmoid Colon during Pregnancy: A Case Report
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012 Colonic obstruction due to sigmoid colon volvulus during pregnancy is a rare but complication with significant maternal and fetal mortality. We describe a case of sigmoid volvulus in a patient with 33 weeks of gestation that developed complete necrosis ...
Enzo Fabrício Ribeiro Nascimento +8 more
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Sigmoid–sigmoid colon fistula caused by diverticulitis
Chinese Medical Journal, 2022 Jeonghun Lee +3 more
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Sigmoid colon plexiform neurofibroma as a colonic subepithelial mass: a case report [PDF]
Kosin Medical Journal, 2023 Plexiform neurofibroma (PN) is an uncommon benign tumor, usually associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. As most PNs involve the craniomaxillofacial region, PN of the colon is very rare. Here we present a case of PN involving the sigmoid colon.
Hee Won Baek +7 more
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Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2023 Aim of the study was to consider a clinical example of diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon, complicated by a tubular intestinal fistula of the anterior abdominal wall and cicatricial stricture of the sigmoid colon. Material and methods. Patient B.,
M. N. Klimentov +2 more
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Acute abdominal pain due to sigmoid volvulus with persistent descending mesocolon: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Persistent descending mesocolon, an anomaly of fixation of the mesentery of the descending colon, can sometimes cause complications such as intestinal obstruction and intussusception. We present the first reported case of sigmoid volvulus with
Hirotaka Kato +2 more
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WSES consensus guidelines on sigmoid volvulus management
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2023 Sigmoid volvulus is a common surgical emergency, especially in elderly patients. Patients can present with a wide range of clinical states: from asymptomatic, to frank peritonitis secondary to colonic perforation.
B. Tian +41 more
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Impact of proximal resection margins on oncologic outcomes for patients with sigmoid colon cancer [PDF]
Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2013 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between proximal resection margin (PRM) length and oncologic outcomes in sigmoid colon cancer. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study on patients with sigmoid colon cancer between
Won Bum Jung +7 more
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Case Reports in Surgery, 2020 Primary appendiceal tumors are rare malignancies; some cases have been described to invade other organs, and this represents a very rare clinical condition. We report a case of appendiceal adenocarcinoma invading the sigmoid colon and a review of similar
Tatsuya Suzuki +4 more
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