Progressive atrophy in a deformed liver as a contributor to sigmoid volvulus

The effect of a prior defect on secondary liver atrophy is unknown. We describe a case of sigmoid volvulus that was facilitated by progressive atrophy in a deformed liver. A 75-year-old man with abdominal pain and fullness was referred to our hospital. Computed tomography (CT) revealed reduced left...

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Published in:	Clinical journal of gastroenterology Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 453 - 459
Main Authors:	Zenda, Takahiro, Araki, Ichiro, Hamano, Naomichi, Sawada, Emi, Nakamiya, Otoyuki, Endo, Tamao, Nishida, Hiroto, Ojima, Eisuke, Nakano, Tatsuo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo Springer Japan 01-10-2019
Subjects:	Abdominal Surgery Aged Atrophy - complications Atrophy - diagnostic imaging Case Report Colorectal Surgery Gastroenterology Hepatology Humans Intestinal Volvulus - diagnostic imaging Intestinal Volvulus - etiology Intestinal Volvulus - surgery Liver - abnormalities Liver - diagnostic imaging Liver - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Radiography, Abdominal Sigmoid Diseases - diagnostic imaging Sigmoid Diseases - etiology Sigmoid Diseases - surgery Surgical Oncology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Sigmoid volvulus Denuded portal vein and bile duct Portal blood flow corrected by perfused liver volume Partial liver defect Secondary liver atrophy
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