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Archives 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 ...
Robert Pool, W. David Dunavant
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Establishment and characterization of a sigmoid colon cancer organoid with spinal metastasis [PDF]
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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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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Isolated sigmoid colon disruption after blunt abdominal trauma: Case report [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsIsolated colon injuries following blunt abdominal trauma have been reported at a rate of 0.1%-0.5%, with isolated sigmoid colon injuries involved in only 34.8% of single colon injuries.
Luong Thanh Đat, MD +10 more
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A Case of Redundant Sigmoid Colon and Sigmoid Volvulus. [PDF]
CureusThe torsion of a dilated sigmoid colon around its own mesenteric axis is the cause of sigmoid volvulus, which frequently results in constipation and intestinal obstruction. The clinical presentation of sigmoid volvulus can be observed as nausea, constipation, abdominal distension, and abdominal pain. It is also reported to be insidious.
Sudabattula K +5 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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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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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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