Volvulus of the Sigmoid Colon Associated With Rectal Cancer: A Case Report

Sigmoid volvulus is one of the three most common causes of acute colonic obstruction. Predisposing factors include chronic constipation, adhesion from a prior abdominal surgery, and megacolon. However, concomitant presentation of volvulus of the sigmoid colon and rectal cancer is extremely rare. We...

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Autores principales: Lee, Seung-Hyun, Ahn, Byung-Kwon, Baek, Sung-Uhn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27785289
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/gr619w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27785289
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/gr619w

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