Volvulus of the sigmoid colon.
A study of 37 patients with sigmoid volvulus is presented. Subsequent bouts of recurrent volvulus are very common after sigmoidoscopic intubation, and overall mortality rates are high. Surgical resection is the preferred method of treatment.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy