title: Recurrent sigmoid volvulus in a sixteen-year-old boy: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Mimi N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ton
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruzal-Shapiro
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stolar
authors.forename: Philip G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kazlow
mesh_terms: 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*