The management of sigmoid volvulus

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 74-80

  Madiba, T E ^a   Thomson, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acute sigmoid volvulus; Colostomy; Laparotomy; Primary anastomosis; Sigmoidoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON LAVAGE; COLON RESECTION; COLOSTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECOMPRESSION; GANGRENE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORTALITY; RECURRENCE RISK; SIGMOID VOLVULUS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLOSTOMY; GANGRENE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; SIGMOID DISEASES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0034094316     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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