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SUBMITTER: Minagawa Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9643033 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Minagawa Yume Y Ishiyama Yasuhiro Y Fukuda Toshiyuki T Mochizuki Ichitaro I Ito Shingo S Oneyama Masataka M Amiki Manabu M Hara Yoshiaki Y Narita Kazuhiro K Tachimori Yuji Y Goto Manabu M
Journal of surgical case reports 20221108 11
Although endoscopic repair is often performed for sigmoid colon volvulus without intestinal necrosis, surgery is the common choice of treatment due to recurrence. With no established treatment, Hartmann's operation or sigmoid colon resection is often performed. We report a case of a 65-year-old man with transanal ileus tube placement before surgery for sigmoid colon volvulus to prevent recurrence and achieve intestinal decompression followed by Sharon's operation to achieve one-stage anastomosis ...[more]