title: Minimal access surgery for sigmoid volvulus in children.
abstract: A 12-year-old boy presented with large-bowel obstruction due to sigmoid volvulus. Temporary relief was achieved with rectal tube decompression. Elective laparoscopic-assisted sigmoid colectomy was performed. Post-operative recovery was uneventful. The patient remained well with no recurrence after 4 years of follow-up. Laparoscopic-assisted sigmoid colectomy may be the procedure of choice for selected children with sigmoid volvulus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth and United Christian Hospital, 130, Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. liukwk@ha.org.hk
authors.forename: K K W
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: M W Y
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: B P Y
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: N S Y
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Kwok
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*