Volvulus is a condition that occurs when your bowel (which makes up your small intestine, colon, and rectum) twists around itself, causing a bowel blockage. This twist can block blood flow to the ...

Sigmoid volvulus is more common among adults. To dig more into it, Onlymyhealth editorial team spoke to Dr. Vipulroy Rathod, Consultant Gastroenterologist & Endoscopist at Bhatia Hospital, ...

Sigmoid volvulus accounts for 2% to 5% of all large bowel obstructions in the United States and continues to carry a relatively high morbidity and mortality. The safety of 1-stage resectional ...

August 29, 2012 — Early elective surgery for sigmoid volvulus should be encouraged because it is associated with lower morbidity and mortality, as well as a lower incidence of recurrence, than ...

A volvulus is the twisting of a hollow structure in the body around its long axis (imagine holding one end of a sock in each hand and flipping the middle so it twists on itself). The sigmoid colon ...

THE family of a toddler who died just hours after being sent home from an understaffed hospital have spoken out against the “broken” NHS system. Finlay Roberts, 2, tragically passed ...

On admission a barium-enema examination showed volvulus of the sigmoid. In the Emergency Ward the sigmoidoscope was passed, and a soft Levine tube inserted through the narrow lumen.

In fact, Billy was suffering with ‘sigmoid volvulus’ - a twisted intestine which would quickly turn fatal. Now a probe into his death has raised questions about the failure to diagnose Billy ...

Doctors at Tenkasi government headquarters hospital (GHQH) on Monday successfully performed life-saving emergency surgery in less than four hours to treat a 57-year-old man with sigmoid volvulus ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Doctors of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital gave a new lease of life to a 70-year-old man suffering from sigmoid volvulus (inward twisting of large intestine). The patient ...