Spontaneous Detorsion of Sigmoid Volvulus in a patient with Nineteen-Volvulus episode history: A rare outcome of an extremely rare clinical entity

ATAMANALP S. S., DİŞÇİ E., Atamanalp C. T., Atamanalp R. S.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.37, sa.7, ss.2029-2031, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.