title: Nonsurgically Treated Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Patient 3 Days After Renal Transplant.
abstract: Sigmoid volvulus is a rare clinical condition in young individuals. It should be accurately diagnosed and treated in a rapid manner. Surgical and nonsurgical conservative methods are used for the treatment of sigmoid volvulus. Patients having no signs of perforation or peritonitis should be primarily treated by colonoscopic detorsion. A delay in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition may cause significant morbidity and mortality in an immunosuppressed patient with newly performed renal transplant and diffuse abdominal pain. This paper reports a young patient who was diagnosed with sigmoid volvulus during admission with sudden-onset abdominal pain and distension after having undergone renal transplant from a living donor 3 days previously. The patient avoided the burden of a second surgical intervention by a bedside endoscopic detorsion procedure.
authors.forename: Mehmet Tolga
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kafadar
authors.forename: İsmail
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Bilgiç
authors.forename: Işılay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nadir
authors.forename: Mukaddes Ayşe
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bilgiç
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akçay
authors.forename: Aydın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalgıç
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome