Recurrent sigmoid volvulus in a sixteen-year-old boy: case report and review of the literature.
The authors describe a 16-year-old boy in whom 3 episodes of sigmoid volvulus (SV) occurred over a period of 7 weeks, each time reduced by endoscopy. The child subsequently underwent a successful sigmoid resection with primary anastamosis. Several months after surgery, he remains free of symptoms and is doing well. A review of the literature illustrates the approach to this problem from ancient times until now.
Ton
Mimi N
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Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Ruzal-Shapiro
Carrie
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Stolar
Charles
C
Kazlow
Philip G
PG
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008531:Megacolon / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*