August 29, 2012 — Early elective surgery for sigmoid volvulus should be encouraged because it is associated with lower morbidity and mortality, as well as a lower incidence of recurrence, than ...

Sigmoid volvulus accounts for 2% to 5% of all large bowel obstructions in the United States and continues to carry a relatively high morbidity and mortality. The safety of 1-stage resectional therapy ...

THE incidence of sigmoidal volvulus in the United States is so low that few surgeons acquire great experience in dealing with it. It is reported by most authors as ranging between 1 and 4 per cent of ...

IT IS the purpose of this paper to present 7 cases of volvulus of the cecum and ascending colon and to discuss the preoperative diagnosis of this condition, with emphasis on roentgenologic findings, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: This past weekend, during my son’s wedding festivities, I experienced a sigmoid volvulus. Doctors recommended surgery, but I opted for a colonoscopy, which was performed successfully.

Doctors at Tenkasi government headquarters hospital (GHQH) on Monday successfully performed life-saving emergency surgery in less than four hours to treat a 57-year-old man with sigmoid volvulus, a ...

A 61-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain of several hours' duration accompanied by nausea but no vomiting. Her past medical history was significant for ...

A volvulus is a rare health condition that causes abnormal twisting of the gastrointestinal tract, mainly involving different parts such as the stomach, large intestine or small intestine. A loop of ...

The patient had developed a balloon-like structure due to the turning of the large intestine which was causing severe abdominal pain and swelling. Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Doctors of Maharaja ...

An otherwise healthy 72-year-old woman with no history of abdominal surgery presented to the emergency department with intermittent pain in her right lower quadrant, abdominal distension and decreased ...