Open AccessGiant Relapse Sigmoid Volvulus: Case Report
Author(s) -
Bartu Badak,
Erhan Aslaner,
Nahid Gambarov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
galician medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2414-1518
DOI - 10.21802/gmj.2020.2.3
Subject(s) - medicine , sigmoid volvulus , sigmoid function , surgery , abdomen , sigmoid colon , volvulus , diaphragmatic breathing , general surgery , rectum , alternative medicine , pathology , machine learning , artificial neural network , computer science
Sigmoid volvulus is one of the acute abdomen that requires endoscopic intervention and/or surgery. High recurrence rates after detorsion require patients to be operated under elective conditions. A 32 year oldmental retarded male patient was operated for recurrent sigmoid volvulus. In this study, we aimed to present a giant recurrent sigmoid volvulus case accompanied by diaphragmatic hernia.