A Challenging Case of Ileosigmoid Knotting in an Elderly

Ileosigmoid knotting (ISK) is one of the rare causes of acute intestinal obstruction, which has a rapid course for forming gangrene. ISK is considered a variant of sigmoid volvulus, which otherwise is called compound volvulus. The difficulty in ISK diagnoses is owing to its rarity, uncommon presenta...

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Autores principales: Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Ali, Manwar S, Manohar, Das B, Sethi, Mahesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7478921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32923225
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9624

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