Factors affecting bowel gangrene development in patients with sigmoid volvulus

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ATAMANALP S. S., Kisaoglu A., Ozogul B.

ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE, cilt.33, sa.2, ss.144-148, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5144/0256-4947.2013.144
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.144-148
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sigmoid gangrene develops in 6.1% to 93.4% of sigmoid volvulus (SV) cases, and increases the mortality rate from 0% to 40% without bowel gangrene to 3.7% to 80%. This study aimed to investigate factors that induce bowel gangrene development in SV patients.