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Case Report

Sigmoid Volvulus In A 10-year-old Male: A Case Report And Review of The Literature

by
Dimitrios Godosis
*,
Chrysostomos Kepertis
,
Charikleia Demiri
,
Vassilis Lambropoulos
and
Ioannis Spyridakis
Second Pediatric Surgery Department, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2020, 12(1), 8476; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2020.8476
Submission received: 25 January 2020 / Revised: 15 February 2020 / Accepted: 24 February 2020 / Published: 8 April 2020

Abstract

Sigmoid volvulus in children is a potentially disastrous situation, still remaining rare in terms of occurrence. We hereby present a case report of a 10-year-old male, having admitted in our department complaining about abdominal pain, who finally proved to suffer from sigmoid volvulus.
Keywords: volvulus; torsion; sigmoid; children volvulus; torsion; sigmoid; children

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Godosis, D.; Kepertis, C.; Demiri, C.; Lambropoulos, V.; Spyridakis, I. Sigmoid Volvulus In A 10-year-old Male: A Case Report And Review of The Literature. Pediatr. Rep. 2020, 12, 8476. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2020.8476

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Godosis D, Kepertis C, Demiri C, Lambropoulos V, Spyridakis I. Sigmoid Volvulus In A 10-year-old Male: A Case Report And Review of The Literature. Pediatric Reports. 2020; 12(1):8476. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2020.8476

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Godosis, Dimitrios, Chrysostomos Kepertis, Charikleia Demiri, Vassilis Lambropoulos, and Ioannis Spyridakis. 2020. "Sigmoid Volvulus In A 10-year-old Male: A Case Report And Review of The Literature" Pediatric Reports 12, no. 1: 8476. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2020.8476

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