Laparoscopic fixation of sigmoid volvulus

1 May 1992

journal article
surgical workshop
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery

Vol. 79 (5) , 435
https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800790521

Abstract

Colonic volvulus accounts for 1–2 per cent of cases of intestinal obstruction in western populations¹. If conservative measures fail, colectomy is usually the treatment of choice. A case of laparoscopic fixation for a recurrent sigmoid volvulus is reported.

Keywords

TREATMENT
FIXATION
COLONIC
LAPAROSCOPIC
SIGMOID VOLVULUS
CENT
FAIL
WESTERN

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Management of volvulus of the colon
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