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Sigmoid Volvulus Complicating Pregnancy Managed by Resection and Primary Anastomosis Case report with literature review

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2009
Sigmoid volvulus is an extremely rare cause of intestinal obstruction in pregnancy. The rarity of the condition and the fact that pregnancy itself clouds the clinical picture invariably leads to a delay in diagnosis with an increased risk of gangrene of ...
Norman O Machado, Lovina S M Machado
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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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Retrospective Study on Pattern of Clinical Presentation and Management Outcome of Patients Operated For Sigmoid Volvulus at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. [PDF]

, 2023
Background: Intestinal Volvulus is a twisting of the intestine on itself and its mesentery causing an intestinal obstruction [1]. Sigmoid volvulus (SV) is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in the United States. [10].
Lidya Gemechu, Tesfaye Petros, Teshome Bacha   +2 more
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Uterine Torsion due to Sigmoid Colon Volvulus in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Sigmoid volvulus and uterine torsion are both rare and challenging conditions in pregnancy, and the coexistence of these conditions is particularly difficult to diagnose. Herein, we report a case of a 38‐year‐old pregnant woman at 30 weeks of gestation, with a history of two prior cesarean sections, who presented with severe abdominal pain ...
Nooshin Abasi, Zahra Javanbakht, Keyvan Karimabadi, Mohammad Hossein Golezar, Setareh Soltani, Tahereh Parsajam   +5 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 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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Sigmoid Volvulus with Widespread Bowel Ischemia after Endoscopic Reduction Successfully Treated with Elective Laparoscopic Surgery

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, Shoji Oura, Nozomi Kashu, Hiroyuki Yoshitake, Tomoya Takami, Hiroshi Shintani, Naoki Kataoka, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, Shinichiro Makimoto   +8 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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Volvulus of the sigmoid colon in paediatric patients: report of two cases [PDF]

, 1992
A clinical report of children afflicted with sigmoid volvulus in Nigeria.The common understanding of sigmoid volvulus is that it affects the elderly.
Ofiaeli, R.O.
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Long‐term growth and nutrition outcomes in children following intestinal transplantation

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Volume 80, Issue 3, Page 490-497, March 2025.
Abstract Objective Intestinal transplantation (ITx) has become an accepted option for children with serious complications from intestinal failure and parenteral nutrition (PN) dependence. We aimed to assess long‐term growth and nutritional outcomes in these patients.
Ahmad Miri, Angela K. Iverson, Nathan Law, Junghyae Lee, Ruben E. Quiros Navarrete, Emille M. Reyes‐Santiago, Warapan Nakayuenyongsuk, David F. Mercer, Luciano M. Vargas, Shaheed Merani, Wendy J. Grant, Alan N. Langnas, Ruben E. Quiros‐Tejeira   +12 more
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