Left iliac fossa mini-incision sigmoidectomy for treatment of sigmoid volvulus. Case series of six patients from Qatar
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Emptiness of the left iliac fossa: a new clinical sign of sigmoid volvulus.
BACKGROUND Diagnostic difficulties are common in sigmoid volvulus. This diagnostic delay contributes to high morbidity and mortality. AIM This paper recognises visible or palpable emptiness of the left iliac fossa as a new clinical sign of sigmoid volvulus. Predictive accuracy of the sign was assessed in this study. METHODS 519 patients with acute abdomen of non-traumatic origin were prospe...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2210-2612
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.09.014