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Management of sigmoid volvulus: options and prognosis.

Ghodratollah Maddah, Gholam Hossein Kazemzadeh, Abbas Abdollahi, Mostafa Mehrabi Bahar, Alireza Tavassoli, Hossein Shabahang

PubMed · 2014 · 29 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

In sigmoid volvulus, the most important determinant of patient outcome is bowel viability. The initial treatment of sigmoid colon volvulus is sigmoidoscopy with rectal tube placement.

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Sigmoid Volvulus in the Middle East

Hussein A. Heis, Kamal E. Bani‐Hani, Daher Rabadi et al. · World Journal of Surgery · 2008 · 85 citations

Our sigmoid colon volvulus experience and benefits of colonoscope in detortion process

Mustafa Turan, Metin Şen, Ayhan Koyuncu et al. · Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas · 2004 · 67 citations · Full text