Leidy Cristina Sánchez Gómez¹*, Nadia Ruth Cruz Cruz²

¹Diagnostic and Therapeutic Imaging Resident, Hospital Central Sur de Alta Especialidad de Petróleos Mexicanos - National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
²Radiologist, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Imaging Service, Hospital Central Sur de Alta Especialidad de Petróleos Mexicanos - National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

*Corresponding Author: Leidy Cristina Sánchez Gómez, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Imaging Resident, Hospital Central Sur de Alta Especialidad de Petróleos Mexicanos - National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Received: February 23, 2022; Published: June 17, 2022

Abstract

Sigmoid volvulus consists of torsion on your mesentery, which leads to intestinal obstruction, volvulus usually affects people in their seventh decade, predominantly in the male gender. Diagnostic support through radiography and abdominal tomography allow to identify the torsion site, as well as the compromise of the intestinal loop. Treatment is controversial, ranging from endoscopic management to intestinal resection, anastomosis and colostomy, for subsequent reconnection [2]. Two cases of patients with sigmoid volvulus who required emergency surgical intervention are presented. Thus, the timely diagnosis and treatment of sigmoid volvulus reduce patient morbidity by allowing less extensive resections.

Keywords: Intestinal Obstruction; Sigmoid Disease; Intestinal Volvulus

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Citation

Citation: Leidy Cristina Sánchez Gómez and Nadia Ruth Cruz Cruz. “Sigmoid Volvulus: Case Report and Literature Review”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 6.7 (2022): 171-174.

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Copyright: © 2022 Leidy Cristina Sánchez Gómez and Nadia Ruth Cruz Cruz. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.