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EXTRAPERITONEALIZATION FOR SIGMOID VOLVULUS: A REAPPRAISAL
Author(s) -
Khanna Ajay K.,
Misra Mahendra K.,
Kumar Kundan
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1995.tb01793.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sigmoid volvulus , sigmoid colon , volvulus , sigmoid function , constipation , distension , abdomen , abdominal distension , surgery , general surgery , rectum , artificial neural network , computer science , machine learning
A prospective study was carried out in a university hospital to evaluate the results of extraperitonealization of the sigmoid colon in non‐gangrenous signioid volvulus. Eighty‐eight patients with non‐gangrenous sigmoid volvulus were operated upon using the technique of extraperitonealization of the sigmoid colon. There was no recurrence of the volvulus at I to 6 years follow up but 8 patients (9.1%) had constipation and 2 patients (2.2%) had distension of the lower abdomen. Extraperitonealization of the sigmoid colon is a reasonable non‐resection alternative for non‐gangrenous sigmoid volvulus and has minimal morbidity, mortality and no recurrence in our series.