In adults, volvulus tends to occur in the colon and is known as a sigmoid volvulus. Causes In infants, volvulus of the small intestine often occurs due to malrotation.

Sigmoid volvulus is rare in the U.S., accounting for 10% of intestinal obstruction cases, researchers note. Risk factors include older age and chronic constipation.

THE family of a toddler who died just hours after being sent home from an understaffed hospital have spoken out against the ...

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 ...

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.

Colonic volvulus slows or completely stops the flow of stool, leading to a colonic obstruction, and is often a surgical emergency. A redundant sigmoid colon could lead to sigmoid volvulus.

Treatments include decompression of the sigmoid volvulus, which allows gas and feces to move through the obstructed area and clear it, or surgery to remove a piece of the colon. ...

Cecal volvulus, a type of intestinal obstruction, happens when a section of the large intestine called the cecum detaches from the abdominal wall and becomes twisted. It’s a rare but potentially ...

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 ...

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 ...