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Sigmoid Volvulus in An Adolescent Female With Colitis: A Rare Case Report
Scripta Score Scientific Medical JournalIntroduction: Sigmoid volvulus among pediatric patients is a rare occurrence. Case: A 13-year-old pediatric female presented to hospital’s emergency department with abdominal pain, nausea, and inability to defecate for three days.
Edwin Satya Jaya Putra, Rosy Setiawati
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Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019 In sigmoid volvulus (SV), the sigmoid colon wraps around itself and its mesentery. SV accounts for 2% to 50% of all colonic obstructions and has an interesting geographic dispersion. SV generally aff ects adults, and it is more common in males.
S. Selcuk Atamanalp
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Retrospective analysis of mortality and morbidity in sigmoid volvulus
Cogent GerontologySigmoid volvulus usually occurs in frailer patients with comorbidities and can be associated with recurrence. Our exploratory study assessed long-term outcomes in this cohort.
Boris Rosenberg +3 more
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Management of Viable Sigmoid Volvulus by Mesosigmoidoplasty
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004 Background: Mesosigmoidoplasty is a non-resective procedure for viable sigmoid volvulus. It corrects the main pathogenetic factor, the narrow but long mesosigmoid.
Akhtar Munir, Ikramullah Khan
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Percutaneous endoscopic colostomy: A new technique for the treatment of recurrent sigmoid volvulus
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2010 Sigmoid volvulus is a common cause of large bowel obstruction in western countries and Africa. It accounts for 25% of the patients admitted to the hospital for large bowel obstruction.
Al-Alawi Ibrahim
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Don't Get It Twisted: A Case of Pediatric Sigmoid Volvulus Presenting as Lower Back Pain. [PDF]
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