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.

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...