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Sigmoid volvulus is a potentially life-threatening condition. It is the third most common cause of colonic obstruction after cancer and diverticulitis, and it accounts for about 8% of intestinal obstructions. Proposed causes include anatomic variation, chronic constipation, neurologic disease and me...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 178; no. 13; p. 1657
Main Authors: Lee, Yu-Sung, Lee, Wei-Jing
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Canada CMA Impact Inc 17-06-2008
CMA Impact, Inc
Canadian Medical Association
Series:Clinical vistas
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abscess
Aged, 80 and over
Care and treatment
Case studies
Colon
Colonoscopy - methods
Colorectal diseases
Complications and side effects
Decompression - methods
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Gastrointestinal diseases
Health aspects
Humans
Intestinal Volvulus - diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Volvulus - therapy
Male
Practice
Radiography
Radiography, Abdominal - methods
Risk factors
Sigmoid Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Sigmoid Diseases - therapy
Taiwan
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Summary:Sigmoid volvulus is a potentially life-threatening condition. It is the third most common cause of colonic obstruction after cancer and diverticulitis, and it accounts for about 8% of intestinal obstructions. Proposed causes include anatomic variation, chronic constipation, neurologic disease and megacolon.
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ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.071760