Ileosigmoid knotting- a rare variant of bowel volvulus.
Two patients with acute intestinal obstruction underwent exploratory laparotomy after adequate fluid resuscitation and radiological imaging. A preoperative diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus and an operative diagnosis of ileosigmoid knotting or compound volvulus were established.
Alvi
A Rehman
AR
Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan. rehman.alvi@aku.edu
Bibi
Shahida
S
Effendi
Shahrukh
S
Khan
Salma
S
D000368:Aged; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male