Undiagnosed hypothyroidism presenting with sigmoid volvulus.
The incidence of hypothyroidism presenting with sigmoid volvulus, a phenomenon known as myxedema pseudovolvulus, is exceedingly rare. A male in his late thirties presented to our institution with a chief complaint of abdominal pain. The patient underwent CT scan, which was consistent with massive colonic dilatation with sigmoid volvulus. He was taken to the operating room for exploration and was found to have sigmoid volvulus and underwent a segmental resection. Postoperatively, the patient was newly diagnosed with severe hypothyroidism.
Department of Surgery, NYU Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA vadim.meytes@gmail.com.
Vadim
V
Meytes
Department of Surgery, NYU Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, USA.
Steven P
SP
Schulberg
Department of Surgery, NYU Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Nicholas
N
Morin
Department of Surgery, NYU Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Galina
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Glinik