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Transverse Colonic Volvulus in a Child: Successful Management with Decompression and Delayed Laparoscopic Colopexy

We report a case of colonic volvulus in a 7-year-old child with normal development. Operative findings at laparotomy showed a 270-degree transverse colonic volvulus (TCV), with colonic ligamentous attachment abnormalities. A loop ileostomy was formed following detorsion, with delayed laparoscopic co...

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Autores principales: Smith, Caroline, Cho, Alexander, Tsang, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4335958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25755953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1345102