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Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 660-671, March 2026.Abstract Objectives Pediatric intestinal pseudo‐obstruction (PIPO) is a severe bowel motility disorder characterized by impaired propulsion of gastrointestinal contents without mechanical obstruction. PIPO encompasses congenital and acquired disorders, including neuropathies, myopathies, and mesenchymopathies.
Sharon Wolfson +8 more
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Non-operative management of the sigmoid volvulus – case presentation [PDF]
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2018 Sigmoid volvulus happens when the sigmoid wraps around itself and its mesentery. Sigmoid volvulus accounts for 2% to 50% of all colonic obstructions. This pathology generally affects adults, and it is more common in males.
Bogdan SOCEA +10 more
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Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Volume 82, Issue 2, Page 407-414, February 2026.Abstract Objectives Dolichocolon (DC), classified under International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD‐10) code Q43.8 (“Other specified congenital malformations of intestine”), refers to an elongated or redundant large intestine. Recent studies in adults indicate a role for dolichocolon in constipation and disorders of gut‐brain ...
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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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Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Giant villous adenomas of the colon are a rare cause of chronic secretory diarrhea. These lesions can produce excessive mucus, fluid, and electrolyte loss, leading to life‐threatening hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and acute kidney injury. Chronic secretory diarrhea with electrolyte imbalance and possible acute kidney injury caused by secretory giant ...
Marko Kalezic +8 more
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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 +7 more
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Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2020 An 87-year-old man complaining of abdominal distention was referred to our hospital. Plain radiograph and enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a dilated sigmoid colon with a coffee bean sign, leading to the diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus.
Koji Yasuda +8 more
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Mesenteric Venous Malformation Case Report in an Adolescent With Midgut Volvulus
Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Introduction Although the reported incidence of congenital vascular malformations is ~1.5% of the general population, the true incidence of these lesions is difficult to assess due to the heterogeneity of vascular anomalies and the variability in terminology used in reporting. These vascular anomalies can involve capillaries, lymphatics, venous, and/or
Yeu Sanz Wu +4 more
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A Symptomatic Coffee Bean: Acute Sigmoid Volvulus
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2017 An acute sigmoid volvulus is due to the torsion of the sigmoid colon around its mesenteric axis. It mainly occurs in elderly patients and represents an abdominal emergency requiring urgent treatment.
Michael Scharl, Luc Biedermann
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