Article
2021
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4 citations
Spontaneous Detorsion of Sigmoid Volvulus in a patient with Nineteen-Volvulus episode history: A rare outcome of an extremely rare clinical entity
Atamanalp, Sabri Selcuk, Disci, Esra, Tatar Atamanalp, Cansu, Atamanalp, Refik Selim
Abstract
Sigmoid volvulus (SV) recurrence more than 10 times is an extremely rare clinical entity and spontaneous detorsion is a rare outcome of SV. In this paper, we report a case with 19 previous SV attacks, in last of which spontaneous detorsion occurred. Such a multiple-episode history as well as an unexpected recovery was unique in a 1,036-case clinical profession of Ataturk University with SV over a 54.5-year period.
Keywords
Sigmoid volvulus
Recurrence
Spontaneous detorsion
MANAGEMENT
WoS Categories
Medicine, General & Internal
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
- Journal
- PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Year
- 2021
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 2029-2031
- ISSN
- 1682-024X
- eISSN
- 1681-715X
- DOI
- 10.12669/pjms.37.7.4703
- WoS UID
- WOS:000718310900056