Doctors successfully treated a 61-year-old woman with a rare paraesophageal hernia and gastric volvulus using advanced ...

August 29, 2012 — Early elective surgery for sigmoid volvulus should be encouraged because it is associated with lower morbidity and mortality, as well as a lower incidence of recurrence, than ...

Sigmoid volvulus accounts for 2% to 5% of all large bowel obstructions in the United States and continues to carry a relatively high morbidity and mortality. The safety of 1-stage resectional therapy ...

A volvulus is a rare health condition that causes abnormal twisting of the gastrointestinal tract, mainly involving different parts such as the stomach, large intestine or small intestine. A loop of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: This past weekend, during my son's wedding festivities, I experienced a sigmoid volvulus. Doctors recommended surgery, but I opted for a colonoscopy, which was performed successfully.

IT IS the purpose of this paper to present 7 cases of volvulus of the cecum and ascending colon and to discuss the preoperative diagnosis of this condition, with emphasis on roentgenologic findings, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: This past weekend, during my son’s wedding festivities, I experienced a sigmoid volvulus. Doctors recommended surgery, but I opted for a colonoscopy, which was performed successfully.