The management of acute sigmoid volvulus
โ Scribed by J. R. Anderson; D. Lee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 387 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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Controversy still surrounds the operative treatment of obstructed or perforated left colon. Earlier clinical evidence' suggested that a clean bowel was an essential prerequisite to safe left colonic and rectal surgery. A more recent clinical study2 demonstrated that the emphasis on a clean bowel as
## Abstract The clinical presentation and treatment of 31 consecutive patients with sigmoid volvulus are reviewed. Nearly half of these patients had a history of mental illness and one-third of all patients were chronically constipated. The main clinical features of abdominal pain and gross abdomin