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  • Title: Colonic volvulus.
    Author: Echenique Elizondo M, Amondaraín Arratíbel JA.
    Journal: Rev Esp Enferm Dig; 2002 Apr; 94(4):201-10. PubMed ID: 12185931.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To review the incidence of volvulations in our workplace, to study the procedures employed in its treatment, and to discuss our results during the last 20 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A series of colonic volvulus treated between 1978 and 1998 at one hospital is presented. RESULTS: We reviewed 41 cases. Volvulus locations are: sigmoid colon: 21, caecum: 17, transverse colon: 2, and splenic flexure: 1. Mortality rates according to the type of volvulus and type of operative procedure is analyzed. Four cases of volvulus recurrence (9%). CONCLUSIONS: Treatment guidelines for the approach to colonic volvulus are presented.
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