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A rare cause of intestinal obstruction: ileosigmoid knot

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
Double sigmoid volvulus ileocecal is a "node" created by a volvulus two intestinal segments. Sigmoid colon and ileum It is a particular cause of acute intestinal obstruction associated with a high mortality requiring surgical management adapted and fast.
Issam Yazough, Houssam Benhammane, Oussaid Morad, Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Imane Toughrai, Said Ait Laalim, Ibn Majdoub Hassani, Khalid Mazaz   +7 more
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A case report of volvulus sigmoid during cesarean section Zahra Ghavami1, Ahmad Ghazi2*, Fatemeh Ramezi3 [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2019
Introduction: Sigmoid volvulus is rare in pregnancy, but can cause many complications during pregnancy. The complications of disease will increase during pregnancy due to late diagnosis and treatment.
Zahra Ghavami, Ahmad Ghazi, Fatemeh Ramezi   +2 more
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Endoscopic Reduction of Sigmoid Volvulus in a 15-Year-Old Male

Global Pediatric Health, 2021
Sigmoid volvulus is a well-recognized phenomenon in the elderly but rare in children. The proposed mechanism involves rotation of a redundant sigmoid loop around a narrow, elongated mesentery with subsequent vascular occlusion.
Zach Gohsman MD, Albert Chan MD, Michael K. Davis MD   +2 more
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Motor dysfunction of the gut in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A review

Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 36, Issue 8, August 2024.
In DMD the absence of dystrophin in smooth muscle has been linked to several gut disorders, such as abdominal pain, vomiting, dysphagia, and consequential motility disorders as constipation, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and delayed gastric emptying, documented in a notable proportion of DMD patients.
Fazal Subhan, Maria Grazia Zizzo, Rosa Serio   +2 more
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Management of acute sigmoid volvulus: A Tunisian experience

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2022
Background/objective: Sigmoid volvulus is the most common type of volvulus. Its epidemiological features, as well as its management, differ between developed and developing countries.
Trigui Emna, Mejri Atef, Saad Sarra
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Sigmoid volvulus in children: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017
Background Sigmoid volvulus is frequently reported in the “volvulus belt” (Middle East, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Turkey, and South America) and is the third leading cause of large bowel obstruction in North America.
Fayza Haider, Nabeel Al Asheeri, Barrak Ayoub, Eizat Abrar, Jawad Khamis, Hasan Isa, Husain Nasser, Fatima Al Hashimi   +7 more
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Transverse colon volvulus: A case report of an uncommon cause of acute abdomen in pediatrics

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2024.
Key Clinical Message Transverse colonic volvulus (TCV) is a serious condition with a mortality rate of up to 33%. It is very rare, especially in children. Despite its rarity, surgeons should have a high index of suspicion and include it in the list of differential diagnoses, especially in patients with developmental delays and associated uncommon ...
Evenildo Martinez Ortega, Dollis De Jesús Rodríguez Ruano, Raed M. Al‐Zoubi, Amani N. Alansari   +3 more
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Synchronous sigmoid-cecal volvulus: a rare case of large-bowel obstruction—a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Introduction and importance Large bowel obstruction caused by volvulus poses a life-threatening risk without immediate intervention. Sigmoid colon volvulus is predominant (43–75%), followed by cecal volvulus 10–52%).
Yasa Abdullhi Mohamed, Kyomukama Amagara Lauben, Umaru Kabuye, Daniel Asiimwe, Emmanuel Mswelo Venance, Michael Mugenyi   +5 more
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Sigmoid Volvulus in Pregnancy [PDF]

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1990
Sigmoid volvulus is uncommon in the U.K. and more so in pregnancy. A case of sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy with a rare successful conclusion by conservative management is described and discussed, with a review of the literature. Sigmoid volvulus in the U.K.
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Restoration of intestinal continuity following emergency sigmoid colectomy for sigmoid volvulus: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis using coarsened exact matching

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 5, Page 1252-1260, May 2024.
Abstract Background There is limited data to guide decision‐making between performing a primary anastomosis and fashioning an end colostomy following emergency sigmoid colectomy for patients with sigmoid volvulus. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of these two approaches.
Phillip Yang, Zhen Hao Ang, Christophe R. Berney   +2 more
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