Is Emergency Colectomy Inevitable for All Ischemic Sigmoid Volvulus Cases?

Emergency resection of sigmoid volvulus.

OBJECTIVES To determine the outcome of emergency resection of sigmoid volvulus and to determine the factors associated with adverse outcome. DESIGN Retrospective case series review. SETTING Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), Eldoret, Kenya. SUBJECTS All cases of sigmoid volvulus operated at MTRH during the six years period between year 2000-2005. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mortality ...

One stage emergency resection and primary anastomosis for sigmoid volvulus.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety of single stage resection and primary anastomosis (RPA) in cases of viable sigmoid volvulus, in terms of anastomotic healing and complications. STUDY DESIGN Observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Surgical Unit, Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC), Postgraduate Medical Institute, Peshawar, from November 2006 to October 2008. METHODOLOGY Study included...

Seven cases of sigmoid volvulus in Parkinson's disease.

Non-motor features of Parkinson's disease are receiving greater recognition. Constipation affects up to 50% of patients with Parkinson's disease and sigmoid volvulus remains an under recognised complication with mortality rates up to 50%. The incidence of sigmoid volvulus in the general population is 1.7/100,000/year. The specific incidence in Parkinson's disease is not known; however, this cas...

Laparoscopic colectomy vs. open colectomy for sigmoid diverticular disease.

PURPOSE The feasibility of laparoscopic colectomy for colon surgery has now been well established. Most of the studies on laparoscopic colectomies include all types of colonic pathologies without discrimination. Our goal was to compare laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy open sigmoid colectomy for simple sigmoid diverticular disease, to assess whether it can be done safely and whether the proposed a...

Classification of Sigmoid Volvulus