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Sigmoid volvulus in a 14-year-old male mimicking acute gastroenteritis

Sigmoid volvulus is a rare but life-threatening diagnosis in the paediatric population and has only been reported a handful of times in the literature. We describe the case of a 14-year-old boy with abdominal pain and diarrhoea who was diagnosed with a sigmoid volvulus after initially being managed...

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Autores principales: Senanayake, Tharindu, McEwen, Ellie C, Naidoo, Taryn, Al-Mahaidi, Senan, Al-Mahaidi, Saad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10039753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36974166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad166