Management of sigmoid volvulus: options and prognosis

• Published in: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 13 - 17
• Main Authors: Maddah, Ghodratollah, Kazemzadeh, Gholam Hossein, Abdollahi, Abbas, Bahar, Mostafa Mehrabi, Tavassoli, Alireza, Shabahang, Hossein
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Anastomosis, Surgical - methods; Colon, Sigmoid - surgery; Female; Humans; Infant; Intestinal Obstruction - epidemiology; Intestinal Obstruction - etiology; Intestinal Obstruction - surgery; Intestinal Volvulus - complications; Intestinal Volvulus - diagnosis; Intestinal Volvulus - mortality; Intestinal Volvulus - surgery; Intestines; Iran - epidemiology; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Obstructions; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Sigmoid Diseases - complications; Sigmoid Diseases - diagnosis; Sigmoid Diseases - mortality; Sigmoid Diseases - surgery; Sigmoidoscopy; Treatment Outcome; Iran

To describe the management of sigmoid volvulus with reference to the type of surgical procedures performed and to determine the prognosis of sigmoid volvulus. A case series. Ghaem Hospital of Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, from 1996 to 2008. A total of 944 cases of colon obs...