Synchronous volvulus of the transverse and sigmoid colon: a rare case of large bowel obstruction

Colonic volvulus usually occurs as a single event that can affect various parts of the colon. The usual sites affected being the sigmoid colon (75%) and the caecum (22%). The phenomenon of multiple sites simultaneously undergoing volvulus is an extremely rare occurrence. We report a rare case of sim...

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Published in:Pan Afr Med J
Main Authors: Samlali, Abderrahim, Boussaidane, Said, Hamri, Asma, Narjis, Youssef, Benomar, Ridouan Benelkhaiat
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8140734/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34046136
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.231.27470
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