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

Volvulus occurs when a segment of the colon — usually the sigmoid colon, which is the part just before the rectum — becomes twisted around itself and sometimes the arteries that provide its ...

The following is a summary of “Effect of the timing of endoscopic detorsion on clinical outcomes in patients with sigmoid volvulus,” published in the January 2025 issue of Gastroenterology by Aminov ...

Woman who had agonizing stomach pain and a bloated belly had a twisted colon, or sigmoid volvulus. Doctors had to untwist it and remove part of her colon.

The problem was a sigmoid volvulus, meaning part of her large intestine was twisted. This causes obstruction, can hinder the blood supply, and potentially could lead to sepsis. Dr. Houman Rezaizadeh ...

If detorsion and deflation of the acute sigmoid volvulus can be accomplished by means of a sigmoidoscope and rectal tube, the ideal situation for dealing with the problem may be approached.

These findings remained consistent after excluding patients who underwent surgery on the same day as decompression. The results suggest that elective surgery, performed following colonic decompression ...

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 ...

Volvulus occurs when part of the intestine loops around and folds over itself. It often happens in the cecal and sigmoid colon sections of the intestines. The twisting can cut off the tissue's blood ...

The sigmoid colon normally helps stool transit out the last part of the large intestine. This article describes functional impairments and pain symptoms.

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 ...