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Delayed Presentation of Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman
Volvulus is an unusual condition in Western countries, generally isolated to elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. This report describes an unusual case of a very large gangrenous sigmoid volvulus in a young, otherwise healthy 25-year-old female. A review of the diagnosis and management is s...
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298211/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461935 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.4.6720 |
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author | Weingrow, Daniel McCague, Andrew Shah, Ravi Lalezarzadeh, Fariborz |
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description | Volvulus is an unusual condition in Western countries, generally isolated to elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. This report describes an unusual case of a very large gangrenous sigmoid volvulus in a young, otherwise healthy 25-year-old female. A review of the diagnosis and management is subsequently described. Without a consideration of the atypical demographics for sigmoid volvulus, the case illustrates the potential morbidity due to a delayed diagnosis. Early identification and management are crucial in treating sigmoid volvulus before the appearance of gangrene and necrosis, thereby avoiding further complications and associated mortality. |
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spelling | pubmed-32982112012-03-29 Delayed Presentation of Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman Weingrow, Daniel McCague, Andrew Shah, Ravi Lalezarzadeh, Fariborz West J Emerg Med Gastrointestinal Volvulus is an unusual condition in Western countries, generally isolated to elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. This report describes an unusual case of a very large gangrenous sigmoid volvulus in a young, otherwise healthy 25-year-old female. A review of the diagnosis and management is subsequently described. Without a consideration of the atypical demographics for sigmoid volvulus, the case illustrates the potential morbidity due to a delayed diagnosis. Early identification and management are crucial in treating sigmoid volvulus before the appearance of gangrene and necrosis, thereby avoiding further complications and associated mortality. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2012-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3298211/ /pubmed/22461935 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.4.6720 Text en the authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Gastrointestinal Weingrow, Daniel McCague, Andrew Shah, Ravi Lalezarzadeh, Fariborz Delayed Presentation of Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman |
title | Delayed Presentation of Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman |
title_full | Delayed Presentation of Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman |
title_fullStr | Delayed Presentation of Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman |
title_full_unstemmed | Delayed Presentation of Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman |
title_short | Delayed Presentation of Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman |
title_sort | delayed presentation of sigmoid volvulus in a young woman |
topic | Gastrointestinal |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298211/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461935 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.4.6720 |
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