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Annals of Surgery, 1951 VOLVULUS is defined by Laurell1as a torsion of the bowel on its mesentery which produces symptoms due to narrowing, strangulation or both. The geographic incidence of volvulus varies. In middle Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and India it is a rather common cause of intestinal obstruction, whereas in western Europe, the United Kingdom and North America it ...
R M, POOL, W D, DUNAVANT
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A CASE REPORT OF MULTIPLE PRIMARY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS OF THE OVARY AND SIGMOID COLON
Сибирский онкологический журнал, 2016 Squamous cell ovarian and sigmoid colon carcinomas are extremely rare malignancies. Because of their rarity, it is difficult to investigate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with theses malignancies, and therefore, the increased ...
A. B. Villert +7 more
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Simultaneous transverse colon and sigmoid volvulus
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023 Colonic volvulus is one of the most common causes of bowel obstruction. It could occur in different parts of the colon. The sigmoid is the most common part, but it rarely occurs in the transverse colon because of the colon’s anatomical features.
Hossein Torabi +4 more
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Synchronous Quadruple Colon Cancer With Two Lesions Previously Obscured by Ischemic Colitis, Plus Bladder Cancer and Thymoma: A Case Report [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2021 Synchronous quadruple colorectal cancer (CRC) is extremely rare without genetic alterations. We present a case of synchronous quadruple CRC with 2 lesions previously obscured by ischemic colitis.
Byung-Soo Park +6 more
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Sonographic diagnosis of a colovesical fistula due to sigmoid colon cancer
Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2018 Based on sonographic findings, colovesical fistula was diagnosed in a 71-year-old man with sigmoid colon cancer. Gray-scale sonography revealed an irregular thickening of the sigmoid colon wall abutting the urinary bladder which also showed thickening in
Dal Mo Yang +4 more
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Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon, 2020 Objectives: Rectal stump washout has been widely performed to prevent the implantation of exfoliated cancer cells (ECCs) in patients with rectal cancer.
Hiroki Shimizu +9 more
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Prolapse of Intussusception through the Anus as a Result of Sigmoid Colon Cancer
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2010 Adult intussusception is rare and most often associated with cancer. We report a case of intussuscepted sigmoid colon into the rectum protruding from the anus of a 47-year-old woman. The cause of the intussusception was sigmoid colon cancer.
Hiroki Ochiai +14 more
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Establishment and characterization of a sigmoid colon cancer organoid with spinal metastasis
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyBackgroundSigmoid colon cancer with spinal metastases is rare in distant metastasis. In addition, the prognosis of colon cancer patients with spinal metastases is extremely poor.
Jingyao Chen +13 more
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Management of Sigmoid Volvulus Based on Ladd's Procedure: A Case Report
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2009 Sigmoid volvulus is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition in childhood. Colectomy is usually required to prevent recurrent volvulus, which carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality.
Li-Lan Chiang +3 more
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PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020 A 10-year-old boy who was previously well presented with sudden onset of intermittent severe abdominal pain, non-bilious vomiting and constipation. Abdominal examination was essentially normal.
Ayman Elhosny, Behrouz Banieghbal
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