BACKGROUND Colostomy is one of the commonest life saving procedures done worldwide with an intention of either decompression of an obstructed colon or diversion of stool. Indications may vary from region to region. Attending morbidity and mortality is significant. the objective of this study was to Determine the common indications and types of colostomy, and outcomes of patients operated at SPH...

INTRODUCTION Sigmoid volvulus is an important acute intestinal obstruction, leading to high mortality and requiring urgent operation. The purpose of this study is to analyze risk factors for mortality in patients that were operated on due to sigmoid volvulus at our Department. MATERIALS AND METHODS The retrospective study included 158 patients, who were operated on due to sigmoid volvulus bet...

Ileo-sigmoid knotting (ISK) is one of the uncommon causes of bowel obstruction except in sigmoid volvulus belt countries where it is fairly common. Bowel obstruction during pregnancy is also uncommon; when it occurs it is mostly due to adhesions. Obstruction during labor is a very rare phenomenon. In this article we present a case of ISK diagnosed intra operatively in a grand-multipara mother t...

Sigmoid volvulus (SV) is an unusual type of colonic obstruction, in which the sigmoid colon wraps around itself. As a rule, SV is decompressed via endoscopy in uncomplicated cases, while surgery is required in complicated cases. However, the recurrence rate following endoscopic detorsion is relatively high, with a relatively high mortality rate. Consequently, as a prophylactic procedure to prev...

Volvulus of the Sigmoid Colon ranks high as a cause of acute abdomen in Africa. Often it leads to intestinal obstruction. The causes of this condition differ from region to region. In the western cultures, volvulus is a disease of the sixth decade: The patients present with abdominal pain, distension, and absolute constipation. The predisposing factors include chronic constipation, mega colon, ...

AIM To evaluate the efficacy of Hartmann's procedure and RPA with modified blow-hole colostomy for gangrenous sigmoid volvulus. METHODS Sixty-one patients operated on between January 2004 to September 2010 were reviewed retrospectively. The demographic data of the patients,clinical features, type of surgical procedure performed, postoperative complications, mortality and duration of hospital ...

PURPOSE Atrophic visceral myopathy is a pathological diagnosis characterized by atrophy of the smooth muscle layers of the viscera with intact ganglia. Rarely, it can present acutely as an intestinal pseudo-obstruction. We describe a rare case report and explore how this diagnosis can be distinguished from other forms of intestinal obstruction. CASE DESCRIPTION A 60-year-old male with a past ...

ence of a distorted intestinal segment, but this is uncommon in older patients. We report here an exception to this rule of thumb. An 87−year−old woman had been admit− ted with a 2−day history of abdominal pain. She had a history stretching back over several years of senile dementia. Clinical and laboratory examinations led to a provisional diagnosis of ileus (the C− reactive protein was within...

Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is rare in West, but main cause colonic obstruction developing countries. Diagnosis based on clinical findings supplemented by standard unprepared abdominal X-rays (UPX). The aim our study to share experience management volvulus order compare results with those literature. We conducted a retrospective and descriptive between 01 January 2008 31 December 2021. Our in...