Spontaneous Detorsion of Sigmoid Volvulus in a patient with Nineteen-Volvulus episode history: A rare outcome of an extremely rare clinical entity
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.37, sa.7, ss.2029-2031, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 7
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.12669/pjms.37.7.4703
- Dergi Adı: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2029-2031
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Sigmoid volvulus, Recurrence, Spontaneous detorsion, MANAGEMENT
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Sigmoid volvulus (SV) recurrence more than 10 times is an extremely rare clinical entity and spontaneous detorsion is a rare outcome of SV. In this paper, we report a case with 19 previous SV attacks, in last of which spontaneous detorsion occurred. Such a multiple-episode history as well as an unexpected recovery was unique in a 1,036-case clinical profession of Ataturk University with SV over a 54.5-year period.