Recurrent sigmoid volvulus in a sixteen-year-old boy: case report and review of the literature.

Mimi N Ton, Carrie Ruzal-Shapiro, Charles Stolar, Philip G Kazlow

Journal: Journal of pediatric surgery 2005;39(9):1434-6

PMID: 15359409

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Abstract

The authors describe a 16-year-old boy in whom 3 episodes of sigmoid volvulus (SV) occurred over a period of 7 weeks, each time reduced by endoscopy. The child subsequently underwent a successful sigmoid resection with primary anastamosis. Several months after surgery, he remains free of symptoms and is doing well. A review of the literature illustrates the approach to this problem from ancient times until now.

Address: Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.05.021

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MeSH Terms: Abdomen, Acute, Adolescent, Anastomosis, Surgical, Endoscopy, Humans, Intestinal Volvulus, Male, Megacolon, Recurrence, Reoperation, Sigmoid Diseases