Sigmoid volvulus in a neonate: Case report and review of literature

• Asıl Yazarlar: Valentina Pastore (Yazar), Angela Basile (Yazar), Raffaella Cocomazzi (Yazar), Marlena Pastore (Yazar), Fabio Bartoli (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Sigmoid volvulus (SV) is an extremely rare cause of bowel obstruction in the newborn period. We report a neonatal case of SV misdiagnosed as small bowel volvulus. At laparotomy, the classical findings of SV were observed without gangrene. The operative procedure consisted of simple detorsion without...