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.

Introduction: in Hippocrates’ Affections, treatment of volvulus involved injecting air into colon through anus and inserting suppository 10 digits (22 cm)-long; variations on these treatments still in use today Colonic volvulus: incidence — third most common cause of colonic obstruction worldwide; accounts for 2% to 4% of cases of colonic obstruction in United States but ≤50% of cases in “volvu...

BACKGROUND Adult large bowel obstruction is an infrequent cause of acute obstruction in Africa and India. The cause of obstruction varies between regions of the world. Current controversy concerns the surgical management of the acutely obstructed left colon. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a prospective study of adult patients with acute large bowel obstruction over a 6-year period. The diagnos...

Intestinal obstruction due to sigmoid volvulus during pregnancy is rare. The presenting signs/symptoms seen in these patients are the same as with non-pregnant patients. Fetal and maternal mortality rates are higher during pregnancy due to delays in diagnosis. We aimed to present four patients diagnosed with sigmoid volvulus during pregnancy and puerperium in our clinic. Diagnosis requires a hi...

Background. Sigmoid volvulus is a rare complication of pregnancy and the puerperium. Case. A 19-year-old patient, gravida 1 para 0 at 41 0/7 weeks of gestation, admitted for late-term induction of labor underwent an uncomplicated primary low transverse cesarean delivery for arrest of descent. Her postoperative period was complicated by sudden onset of abdominal pain and the ultimate diagnosis o...

The aim of this study is to report our experience in the management of sigmoid volvulus in a tropical environment. This retrospective study covers the period from June 1, 2010, to December 31, 2013, in the department of emergency surgery at the regional hospital of Thiés: 40 patients were admitted with sigmoid volvulus: 36 men and 4 women, with a mean age of 45 years (20-89 years). Twelve had c...

Volvulus of the alimentary tract accounts for 10% of all intestinal obstructions. It occurs most frequently in the sigmoid colon, less so in the small intestine and caecum, and least of all in the transverse colon. Whereas volvulus of the sigmoid colon is a well-known and well-documented entity, volvulus of the caecum is considered a rarity, a review of the literature published in English showi...

Volvulus of the alimentary tract accounts for 10% of all intestinal obstructions. It occurs most frequently in the sigmoid colon, less so in the small intestine and caecum, and least of all in the transverse colon. Whereas volvulus of the sigmoid colon is a well-known and well-documented entity, volvulus of the caecum is considered a rarity, a review of the literature published in English showi...

The chapter dealing with intestinal volvulus in standard medical and surgical textbooks is invariably prefaced with a reference to the high incidence of volvulus of the sigmoid colon in east European, Russian, or Nordic countries at the turn of the century. This idea has so often been repeated that it has become an accepted surgical-pathological truth. The evidence, in fact, is based on relativ...

The Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a pleiotropic, autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue with highly variable clinical manifestations. It primarily involves the skeletal, cardiovascular, and ocular systems; however, gastrointestinal complications are rare. Herein, we describe the case of a 31-year-old male who initially presented with acute abdominal pain for one day. His imaging features r...