Open AccessSigmoid Volvulus In A 10-year-old Male: A Case Report And Review of The Literature
Author(s) -
Dimitrios Godosis,
Chrysostomos Kepertis,
Charikleia Demiri,
Vassilis Lambropoulos,
Ioannis Spyridakis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 2036-7503
DOI - 10.4081/pr.2020.8476
Subject(s) - sigmoid volvulus , medicine , sigmoid function , volvulus , abdominal pain , general surgery , sigmoid colon , surgery , artificial intelligence , artificial neural network , computer science , rectum
Sigmoid volvulus in children is a potentially disastrous situation, still remaining rare in terms of occurrence. We hereby present a case report of a 10-year-old male, having admitted in our department complaining about abdominal pain, who finally proved to suffer from sigmoid volvulus.
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