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. 2020 Apr 8;12(1):8476.
doi: 10.4081/pr.2020.8476. eCollection 2020 Feb 11.

Sigmoid volvulus in a 10-year-old male: A case report and review of the literature

Dimitrios Godosis  1 , Chrysostomos Kepertis  1 , Charikleia Demiri  1 , Vassilis Lambropoulos  1 , Ioannis Spyridakis  1
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Sigmoid volvulus in a 10-year-old male: A case report and review of the literature

Dimitrios Godosis et al. Pediatr Rep. .

Abstract

Sigmoid volvulus in children is a potentially disastrous situation, still remaining rare in terms of occurrence. We hereby present a case report of a 10-year-old male, having admitted in our department complaining about abdominal pain, who finally proved to suffer from sigmoid volvulus.

Keywords: children; sigmoid; torsion; volvulus.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: the authors declare no conflict of interests.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Erect abdominal X-Ray, showing a hugely enlarged colic area, without free air in the peritoneal cavity.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Abdominal CT scan, revealing the characteristic “whirlpool” sign of the detorsed sigmoid colon.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
The exploratory laparotomy revealed a twice twisted sigmoid colon in a clockwise direction, with no macroscopic signs of perforation.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
A sigmoidectomy with a primary end-to-end anastomosis of the descending colon with the upper rectum plus appendectomy were performed.
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