Sigmoid volvulus caused by a large faecalith. Case report.
We describe a case in which the presence of a large faecalith in a 43-year-old man was the probable cause of a sigmoid volvulus.
Department of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium. brittcolebunders@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed