Recurrent Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Female
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Recurrent sigmoid volvulus in young people: a missed diagnosis.
In nine young patients with recurrent attacks of sigmoid volvulus there was a long delay before a correct diagnosis was made, yet volvulus was indicated in most of them by a well-taken history. All were treated successfully by excision of the redundant colon. This condition is not as uncommon in young people as was thought.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2474-1949
DOI: 10.5070/m533039855