Sigmoid volvulus
Authors:
- A. D. R. NortheastANA. D. R. Northeast
- A. R. DennisonADA. R. Dennison
- E. G. LeeELE. G. Lee
- 1 April 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 27 (4) , 260-261
Abstract
Sigmoid volvulus usually affects the elderly, but it is being increasingly described in a younger age group. In these patients the diagnosis is often delayed, due to a prolonged and intermittent history. Three patients, of 31, 36, and 67 years, are described here, and they demonstrate an incKeywords
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