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Gastroenterology, 1953
Summary Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is the second most common cause for obstruction of the large bowel, should be considered in every case of large bowel obstruction. The roentgenographic findings of a large loop of bowel rising out of the pelvis with only moderate distention of the rest of the colon on the flat plate are pathognomonic of the ...
Louis T. Gabriel +2 more
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Summary Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is the second most common cause for obstruction of the large bowel, should be considered in every case of large bowel obstruction. The roentgenographic findings of a large loop of bowel rising out of the pelvis with only moderate distention of the rest of the colon on the flat plate are pathognomonic of the ...
Louis T. Gabriel +2 more
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Southern Medical Journal, 1960
A study of 37 patients with sigmoid volvulus is presented. Subsequent bouts of recurrent volvulus are very common after sigmoidoscopic intubation, and overall mortality rates are high. Surgical resection is the preferred method of treatment.
Ratcliffe Hh, Boggs Hw
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A study of 37 patients with sigmoid volvulus is presented. Subsequent bouts of recurrent volvulus are very common after sigmoidoscopic intubation, and overall mortality rates are high. Surgical resection is the preferred method of treatment.
Ratcliffe Hh, Boggs Hw
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Hypernephroma of the sigmoid colon
The American Journal of Surgery, 1951the body by hypernephroma (socaIIed Grawitz tumor) has been reported. Nowhere in the Iiteratuie couId an instance be found in which metastasis to the mucosa of the coIon had been reported, ala large, firm mass in the Ieft upper abdomen that was thought to be distended coIon. Proctoscopic examination was negative for a distance of 7 inches.
Harry B. Burr, Herbert T. Hayes
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CARCINOMA OF THE SIGMOID COLON
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1966Summary1. Carcinoma of the sigmoid colon occurred mostly between 40 and 80 years of age, with the highest incidence between 60–70 years. The disease affected 3 patients in their twenties. Females are slightly more commonly involved.2. Two‐thirds of the patients had a typical non‐urgent mode of presentation.
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Southern Medical Journal, 1975
A study of 37 patients with sigmoid volvulus is presented. Subsequent bouts of recurrent volvulus are very common after sigmoidoscopic intubation, and overall mortality rates are high. Surgical resection is the preferred method of treatment.
C C, McDonald, H W, Boggs
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A study of 37 patients with sigmoid volvulus is presented. Subsequent bouts of recurrent volvulus are very common after sigmoidoscopic intubation, and overall mortality rates are high. Surgical resection is the preferred method of treatment.
C C, McDonald, H W, Boggs
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Sigmoid colon penetration by an intrauterine device: a case report and literature review.
Military Medicine, 2014BACKGROUND The intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the most effective contraceptive methods available today. However, IUDs can cause some serious complications, such as bleeding, uterine perforation, and bowel perforation.
Hideo Takahashi +3 more
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Torsion of the sigmoid colon in a cow
Veterinary Record, 2007THE sigmoid colon is the S-shaped segment of the descending colon that is attached to a long mesentery and located ventral to the last lumbar vertebra (Schummer 1995). In cattle, the sigmoid colon is very mobile, which facilitates rectal examination. Diseases of the descending colon associated with signs of colic are rare in adult cattle; perforation ...
Tschuor, A C +3 more
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Amyloidosis localized in the sigmoid colon
Journal of Gastroenterology, 1996A 79-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital presenting with bloody stool. Colonoscopic examination showed many irregularly-shaped discrete ulcerations in the sigmoid colon extending for a length of 6 cm, situated 16 cm proximal to the anal ring. Histopathology of the biopsy specimen in and around the ulcerations revealed the deposition of amyloid ...
Morikazu Onji +3 more
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INTERMITTENT VOLVULUS OF THE SIGMOID COLON
Medical Journal of Australia, 1980Three patients in the younger age group are described who are thought to have had intermittent volvulus of the sigmoid colon. Successful treatment was effected by sigmoid colectomy and end-to-end anastomosis. The incidence and aetiology of sigmoid volvulus are reviewed, with particular reference to its occurrence in younger patients.
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