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Sigmoid colon volvulus: A case report

Sigmoid kolon volvulusu: Olgu bildirisi

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89–91
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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We reported a case of sigmoid volvulus in a 85 year old male presented with abdominal pain and distension.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Colonic volvulus, specifically sigmoid volvulus, is the third leading cause of large-bowel obstruction after carcinoma and diverticulitis in Western countries.
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Key Findings & Data:Up to 80% of the patients, sigmoid volvulus can be diagnosed by viewing the supine abdominal radiograph alone.
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Conclusion & Impact:We reported a case of sigmoid volvulus in a 85 year old male presented with abdominal pain and distension.
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Abstract

Colonic volvulus, specifically sigmoid volvulus, is the third leading cause of large-bowel obstruction after carcinoma and diverticulitis in Western countries. Clinical manifestations are abdominal pain, distention, constipation and vomiting. The coffee bean sign is a classic conventional radiographic finding of sigmoid volvulus. Up to 80% of the patients, sigmoid volvulus can be diagnosed by viewing the supine abdominal radiograph alone. If the supine abdominal radiograph is not definitively diagnostic, barium enema examination should be performed. CT can demonstrate the whirl sign and signs of ischemia. A distended, redundant, transverse colon; cecal volvulus and pseudo-obstruction can mimic sigmoid volvulus. Sigmoid volvulus requires early recognition and treatment. A combination of emergent non surgical decompression and elective sigmoid resection has the lowest mortality rate (% 5-10) among the therapies. If there is evidence of bowel gangrene, urgent resection carries a much higher mortality rate of 50%-70%. We reported a case of sigmoid volvulus in a 85 year old male presented with abdominal pain and distension.

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Kalın bağırsak volvulusu, özellikle sigmoid volvulus, karsinom ve divertikülitten sonra Batı ülkelerinde kalın bağırsak obstrüksiyonun en sık sebebidir. Klinik bulguları karın ağrısı, distansiyon, kabızlık ve kusmadır. Kahve çekirdeği işareti sigmoid volvulusun klasik konvansiyonel röntgen bulgusudur. Olguların %80'inde sigmoid volvulus sadece yatarak çekilen düz karın röntgenogramı ile tespit edilebilir. Eğer yatarak çekilen düz karın röntgenogramı tanısal değilse, opaklı lavman denenebilir. BT'de ise girdap bulgusu ve iskemiye ait bulgular görülebilir. Uzun ve distandü bir transvers kolon, çekal volvulus ve psödoobstrüksiyon sigmoid volvulusu taklit edebilir. Sigmoid volvulus çabuk teşhis ve tedavi edilmesi gereken önemli bir durumdur. Acil dekompresyon ve elektif sigmoid rezeksiyonu kombinasyonu en az mortalite oranına sahiptir (%5-10). Eğer bağırsak kangreni bulgusu varsa, acil rezeksiyon uygulandığında mortalite oranı %50-70'dır.6 Bu yazıda, karın ağrısı ve karında şişlik şikâyetiyle başvuran sigmoid volvulus olgusu sunulmuştur.

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TÜRK, B., YILMAZ, N., HALEFOĞLU, M. A., KAHRAMAN, D., KAHRAMAN, A. N. (2022). Sigmoid colon volvulus: A case report. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 2, 89–91. https://ajindex.com/articles/626206

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