OBJECTIVE
To describe the management of sigmoid volvulus with reference to the type of surgical procedures performed and to determine the prognosis of sigmoid volvulus.
STUDY DESIGN
A case series.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY
Ghaem Hospital of Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, from 1996 to 2008.
METHODOLOGY
A total of 944 cases of colon obstruction were reviewed. Demo...