Transverse Colonic Volvulus in a Child: Successful Management with Decompression and Delayed Laparoscopic Colopexy

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Caroline Smith (مؤلف), Alexander Cho (مؤلف), Thomas Tsang (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract We report a case of colonic volvulus in a 7-year-old child with normal development. Operative findings at laparotomy showed a 270-degree transverse colonic volvulus (TCV), with colonic ligamentous attachment abnormalities. A loop ileostomy was formed following detorsion, with delayed laparo...