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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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Autores principales: Weingrow, Daniel, McCague, Andrew, Shah, Ravi, Lalezarzadeh, Fariborz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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/.
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title_short Delayed Presentation of Sigmoid Volvulus in a Young Woman
title_sort delayed presentation of sigmoid volvulus in a young woman
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