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A Case of Ileosigmoid Knotting in a Ghanaian Patient

Ileosigmoid knotting is a rare condition in which a compound volvulus causes acute intestinal obstruction. In this process, the terminal ileum wraps around the base of the mesosigmoid and sigmoid colon, forming a knot. This condition tends to rapidly progress to gangrene of both the ileum and sigmoi...

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Published in:Int J Gen Med
Main Authors: Li, Xuguang, Zakariah, Seidu Mohamadu, Shi, Yongyong
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7701158/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33269002
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S279870
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